Survey to Describe Impact of Reflux Disease on Everyday Life in GERD Patients Before and After 4 Weeks Treatment.

Epidemiological Survey to Describe Impact of Reflux Disease on Everyday Life in GERD Patients Before and After 4 Weeks Treatment

To describe the change of impact of reflux symptoms on the everyday life perceived by patients before and after 4 weeks treatment by using GERD Impact Scale questionnaire (GIS) by total GERD patient population and by treatment group; and to describe the concordance between patient-reported and physician-reported symptom load.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with GERD diagnosed clinically or by endoscopy and prescribed with medical treatments
• Provision of written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients cannot read and/or understand GIS
• Patients with the history or symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal cancer, serious or malignant diseases (anorexia, weight loss, anemia, fever …)