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Measuring gastroesophageal reflux symptoms: musings from Marrakech.

Moayyedi P, Delaney BC

The optimum approach for evaluation of reflux symptoms is uncertain. Trials have used a variety of methods, and it is important that a more consistent approach is taken. One piece of the puzzle is whether symptoms should be assessed by a clinician or directly by a patient completed questionnaire. McColl et al. suggest that clinicians tend to underestimate the severity of symptoms and that a more patient-centered approach should be used to elicit symptoms. This has important implications for the development of future questionnaires in gastroesophageal reflux and other gastrointestinal diseases.

Published 18 January 2005 in Am J Gastroenterol, 100(1): 19-20.
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