Experience of Using the Gerd-q Questionnaire in the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Practice
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this work: to establish the threshold value of a diagnostically significant score at which the Gerd-Q questionnaire would have satisfactory sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing GERD in childhood. Materials and methods: the study is based from data on 80 school-age patients with pain and dyspeptic syndromes. Results: satisfactory results were obtained for the detection of erosive esophagitis for a questionnaire with a cut-off score of 8, where the sensitivity and specificity were 64.1% and 82.9%, respectively, the probability of disease with a positive diagnosis was 78.1%, the probability of absence of disease with a negative diagnosis was 70.8 NPV%, precision 73.75%. Conclusions: The Gerd-Q questionnaire can be recommended for diagnosing GERD in childhood, based on the version of the questionnaire with a threshold score of 7. Among the patients who completed the Gerd-Q questionnaire, the highest percentage of positive results was determined in the group of patients with erosive GERD, where satisfactory results were obtained to detect erosive esophagitis for a questionnaire with a cutoff score of 8.
Source: Bulletin of Medical Science
Institution: Altai State Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4312820065