Correlation of GerdQ Score with Severity of Reflux Esophagitis / 胃肠病学

Background:Gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire(GerdQ)is a potentially useful tool for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). Reflux esophagitis(RE)is a clinical type of GERD characterized by endoscopic mucosal injury of esophagus. Aims:To study the correlation of GerdQ score with severity of RE. Methods:Patients with typical reflux-related symptoms and meeting the inclusion criteria were recruited consecutively from Department of Gastroenterology,the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during Aug. 2014 to Dec. 2015. All patients recruited were asked to complete the GerdQ scoring scale,meanwhile,the demographic information was collected and an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed. The severity of RE was graded endoscopically by Los Angeles classification system. Results:A total of 1 554 patients were enrolled in this study,664 with RE(RE group)and 890 without RE(control group). The proportion of males in RE group was significantly higher than those in control group (50.9% vs. 37.1%,P<0.05). The prevalence of RE was significantly higher in Uygur than in Han and other ethnics (48.5% vs. 40.5% and 39.3%,P all <0.05). The proportions of patients with RE rose up with the increase of GerdQ score in a cut-off range from 0-14(0%,19.7%,50.1% and 51.7% for 0-2,3-7,8-11 and 11-14,respectively). The mean GerdQ score was significantly higher in RE group than in control group(9.95 ± 2.76 vs. 9.09 ± 3.33,P<0.05), and GerdQ score was positively correlated with severity of RE(r=0.243,P<0.05). When stratified by nationality,the correlation of GerdQ score with severity of RE was unchanged. Conclusions:GerdQ is a useful complementary tool for the diagnosis of RE. A cut-off value of 8 might predict the presence of RE and the GerdQ score might reflect the disease severity.

Effects of anxiety , depression and life events on non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease / 中华消化杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of anxiety ,depression and life events on patients with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (NERD) .Methods From November 2016 to December 2017 ,at The First Affiliated Hospital of the Medical College ,Shihezi University ,135 patients with NERD (NERD group) and 133 volunteers who received physical examination at the same period were enrolled (healthy control group) .The scores of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) ,self-rating depression scale (SDS ) ,life event scale (LES ) and gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (GerdQ ) of the enrolled individuals were obtained by questionnaire .Mann-Whitney ranking test ,chi square test and Spearman rank correlation test were performed for statistical analysis .Results The patients with anxiety in NERD group accounted for 46 .67％ (63/135) ,which was higher than that in healthy control group (1 .50％ ,2/133) ,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =74 .38 , P< 0 .01) .The patients with depression in NERD group accounted for 12 .59％ (17/135) ,which was higher than that of healthy control group (0 ,0/133) ,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 17 .88 ,P< 0 .01) .The SAS score of NERD group was 48 points (45 points ,52 points) ,which was higher than that of healthy control group (37 points (33 points ,43 points)) ,and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-11 .03 ,P<0 .01) .The SDS score of NERD group was 46 points (41 points ,50 points) ,which was higher than that of healthy control group (36 points ,32 points to 40 points) ,and the difference was statistically significant (Z= -11 .03 , P<0 .01) .The LES score of NERD group was 32 points (10 points ,45 points) , which was higher than that of healthy control group (3 points ,0 points to 32 points) ,and the difference was statistically significant (Z= -2 .18 ,P=0 .03) .The score of LES negative events in NERD group was 21 points (3 points ,36 points) ,which was higher than that of the healthy control group (0 points ,0 points to 23 points) , and the difference was statistically significant (Z= -2 .19 , P=0 .03) .GerdQ score was positively correlated with SAS ,SDS ,LES scores and LES negative event score ,and the differences were all statistically significant (r=0 .65 ,0 .60 ,0 .29 and 0 .29 ,all P< 0 .05) .Conclusions Anxiety ,depression and life events are the influencing factors of NERD .The greater the impact of anxiety ,depression and life event (especially negative live events) ,the more severe the NERD symptoms .

Efetividade do tratamento osteopático na qualidade de vida e na percepção dos sintomas de pacientes com doença de refluxo gastroesofágico refratária ao tratamento medicamentoso / Osteopathic treatment effectiveness in quality of life and perception of patients with symptoms of reflux disease refractory gastroesophageal treatment drug

A Doença do Refluxo Gastroesofágico (DRGE) é uma condição que se desenvolve quando o refluxo do conteúdo gastroduodenal provoca sintomas e/ou complicações esofágicos ou extra-esofágicos, afetando negativamente a qualidade de vida do indivíduo. A osteopatia evidencia uma relação entre a anatomofisiologia da região esôfago-cárdio-tuberositária com a DRGE, sugerindo também que a modalidade terapêutica baseada na osteopatia pode ajudar no alívio dos sintomas. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos do tratamento osteopático em indivíduos com diagnóstico de DGRE resistentes ao uso de medicamentos por meio dos questionários de qualidade de vida (HBQOL) e de percepção dos sintomas (QS-DRGE). Contou com uma amostra de 14 pacientes com diagnóstico de DRGE refratária. A metodologia se baseou, num primeiro momento, na aplicação dos questionários aos participantes. Posteriormente, o grupo amostral foi submetido ao diagnóstico e atamento osteopáticos. Foram realizados 12 atendimentos de 60 minutos para cada paciente, uma vez por semana, e finalmente aplicados novamente aos questionários. As respostas de cada questionário foram comparadas entre os momentos pré e pós-tratamento, utilizando-se o teste de Wilcoxon Signed Rank. A análise comparativa demonstrou diferença significativa na maioria das perguntas dos dois questionários, exceto pela primeira questão do questionário HBQOL e por três questões das onze que compõem o questionário QS-DRGE. Os resultados sugerem que o tratamento foi eficiente para os participantes e que o entendimento das regiões anatomicamente ligadas à DRGE e aos questionários QS-DRGE e HBQOL parecem ferramentas úteis que podem ajudar no estabelecimento de parâmetros para validar o tratamento osteopático. Apesar dos achados, não é possível generalizar os resultados.

The Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition that develops when the reflux of gastroduodenaln contents causes symptoms and / or complications esophageal and extra-esophageal. It adversely affects the quality of life of the individual. Osteopathy emphasizes a relationship between anatomy and physiology of the cardio - esophageal region tuberositária with GERD, also suggesting that the therapeutic modality based on osteopathy can help in relieving the symptoms. Therefore, aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of osteopathic treatment for individuals diagnosed with DGRE, resistant to drug use, through on Quality of Life Questionnaire (HBQOL) and Perception of Symptoms (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire). It involved a sample of 14 people with a diagnosis of GERD. After applied questionnaires to participants, the group was subjected to the osteopathic diagnosis and treatment. 12 visits were performed 60 minutes each, once a week, and finally re-applied questionnaires. The responses from each questionnaire were compared between pre ?and post- treatment using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. Except for the first question of the questionnaire HBQOL, comparative analysis showed significant difference in all questions of the two questionnaires. The results suggest that the treatment was effective for the participants and that the understanding of the anatomically related to GERD and questionnaires for gastroesophageal reflux disease and HBQOL seem useful tools that can help establish parameters to validate the osteopathic treatment. However, it is not possible to generalize these results.

The relationship between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and gastroesophageal reflux disease / 中华内科杂志

Objective To study the prevalence and characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF).Methods A total of 48 patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease(DPLD) including 25 IPF and 23 other DPLD were enrolled from Department of Respiratory Disease in the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University.All patients were subjected to 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring.Pulmonary function test and HRCT of lung were performed at the same time.Results The prevalence of GERD in IPF patients was 64.0％,which was significantly higher than that in other DPLD patients.DeMeester scores were significantly higher in IPF patients than those in non-IPF group[(22.8 ± 21.5) score vs (15.7 ± 14.0) score respectively P ＜ 0.05].Numbers of reflux longer than 5 minutes [(3.8 ± 4.1) time vs (2.1 ± 2.1) time respectively) and reflux index (1.8 ± 1.7 vs 1.3 ± 1.2) in IPF group were higher than those in non-IPF group,yet without statistical significance.Patients with IPF had significantly higher values of following parameters than those in non-IPF patients including percentage of total reflux time(pH ＜ 4.0) (9.2 ± 5.1) ％,percentage of upright reflux time (8.5 ± 5.2) ％,percentage of supine reflux time (10.8 ± 10.7) ％,numbers of reflux (54.2 ± 22.7) time,numbers of regurgitation longer than 5 minutes (6.3 ± 4.2) time,thelongest reflux time (14.5 ± 15.3) min,reflux index 2.5 ± 1.7 and DeMeester scores (34.9 ± 20.3) time (P ＜ 0.05).DeMeester score was positively correlated with gastroesophageal reflux diseases questionnaire (GerdQ) score (r =0.667,P ＜ 0.01).The prevalence of typical GERD sympotoms in the IPF-GERD patients was higher (heartburn 7/16,regurgitation 6/16) than that in IPF patients without GERD (heartburn 2/9,regurgitation 1/9).Conclusion Patients with IPF have a high prevalence of GERD,but usually without typical GERD symptoms.In the hospitals 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring not available,GerdQ can be used to identify GERD in IPF patients.

Study on community morbidity and diagnosis procedure of gastroesophageal reflux cough / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To study community morbidity of gastroesophageal reflux cough (GERC),and then establish its procedure of diagnosis. Methods For the patients with chronic cough, on the basis of inquiring medical history and physical examination, chest radiograph, induced sputum, pulmonary ventilation function and airway hyperresponsiveness, blood eosinophilic, IgE,allergens skin test, nose, throat examination,sinus X-ray or pharyngoscope etc was managed. On the basis of the results,patients suspecting GERC was screened out, and then RDQ was performed, extra-esophageal symptoms related performance was inquired and scores were recorded. The patients with scores ≥ 12 were diagnosed as GERC; the patients with scores ＜ 12 were performed diagnosing treatment with proton pump inhibitor (PPI),and patients with positive results were diagnosed as GERC. The materials was analyzed statistically. Results The patients with chronic cough were 430 cases,and the community morbidity of GERC was 22.79%(98/430). RDQ ≥12 scores was 68.37%(67/98),and RDQ ＜ 12 scores was 31.63%(31/98).There was significant difference in extra-esophagus manifestation (P ＜0.01);26 cases with RDQ ＜12 scores were diagnosed as GERC (83.87%),and the rate of GERC in chronic cough was 21.63% (93/430). Conclusions RDQ is a favourable screening test in diagnosing GERC. PPI diagnosing treatment has high sensibility in GERC. It is necessary to establish community diagnosis procedure.