Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS-J): Use for a symptom scale of globus sensation

Takahashi, Nao; Mori, Kaori; Baba, Hironori; Sasaki, Takeshi; Ohno, Masaaki; Ikarashi, Fumio; Aizawa, Naotaka; Sato, Kunihiro; Tsuchiya, Akio; Hanazawa, Hideyuki; Tomita, Masahiko; Kubota, Yamato; Morita, Yuka; Takahashi, Kuniyuki; Horii, Arata

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2018.02.001

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“…The original Italian version and Japanese version of the scale have high validity and reliability with a Cronbach alpha value above 0.75. However, in our scenario, the Cronbach alpha value was 0.61, which is poor but acceptable to conduct the study [8,9]. To reduce the biases, the data collection was done by a single physician.…”

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Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Globus Pharyngeus: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Kafle

Baniya

Shahi

et al. 2022

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Aims: This study aims to determine the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients presenting with globus pharyngeus in an outpatient clinic of a tertiary care center in Nepal Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the psychiatry outpatient department of Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal between Aug 2021 and Dec 2021. Methodology: Globus pharyngeus was diagnosed after ruling out obvious pathology related to the throat and gastrointestinal system by specialists from the respective departments. The Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS) with its Nepali translation and study-specific structured proforma for sociodemographic and clinical profiles has been used as the study tool. Patients were assessed by the consultant psychiatrist to find out psychiatric comorbidities. Results: Among the one hundred patients with a diagnosis of Globus pharyngeus, most patients were female (n=69), from an urban background(n=63), living in nuclear families (n=57), and were married (n=85). The mean age of patients with globus diagnosis was 37 years. The mean duration of globus symptoms was 32 months. Ninety-seven patients were previously treated for their problems from other centers. Discomfort/irritation in the throat (n=92), Feeling something stuck in the throat (n=91), and pain in the throat (n=81), were common symptoms. Psychiatric comorbidities [lifetime] were seen in forty-two patients. Conclusion: Female gender, age of thirties, married status, belonging to the urban background, living in a nuclear family, and long duration of treatment history are commonly observed characteristics of these patients. Comorbid anxiety and depression are frequently observed psychiatric comorbidities.

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confidence: 87%

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Globus Pharyngeus: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Kafle

Baniya

Shahi

et al. 2022

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“…Three kinds of PROMs were used in this study: the GETS-J, FSSG, and HADS. The GETS-J [15] is a Japanese version of GETS [18], a 10-item questionnaire for evaluating throat symptoms comprising three subscales related to dysphagia, globus sensation, and pain/swelling in the throat, as well as somatic distress due to the disease. Each subscale consists of three questions and each question is scored on a scale from 0 (none) to 7 (unbearable).…”

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“…For this purpose, we used three kinds of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) before and after treatment: Japanese version of the Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS-J) [15], Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of GERD (FSSG) [16], and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [17].…”

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Prediction of effectiveness of potassium-competitive acid blocker and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor on abnormal sensation in the throat: use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)

Takahashi

Ikeda

Iwai

et al. 2021

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Purpose To determine patients with abnormal sensation in the throat (AST) who would respond to potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB) or serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) treatment. Methods AST patients were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-one and 21 patients received P-CAB and SNRI treatment, respectively. GETS-J, the Japanese version of Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scales (GETS), consisted of three subscales of throat symptoms (globus sensation, pain/swelling of the throat, and dysphagia) and somatic distress due to the disease, Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (FSSG), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used before and after treatments. Responders to treatments were defined as those who showed 50% or more decrease in symptom scores or somatic distress. Results Pre-treatment GETS-J pain/swelling scores and FSSG acid reflux scores were higher in P-CAB responders and decreased after treatment. Receiver operating characteristic curve for pain/swelling subscale had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.792 to predict P-CAB responders and a score of 11 provided the best combination of sensitivity (62.5%) and specificity (80%). Somatic distress and HADS anxiety scores, but no other GETS-J symptom scores, decreased after SNRI treatment. Pre-treatment globus scores were lower in SNRI responders. AUC value for globus subscale to predict SNRI responders was 0.741 and a score of 6.5 provided the best combination of sensitivity (70%) and specificity (73%). Conclusions Pain/swelling is a characteristic symptom in AST patients who respond to P-CAB treatment. SNRI treatment would be effective for somatic distress in cases with mild symptoms.

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Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale: Use for a Symptom Scale of Globus Sensation in Turkish Population

Korkmaz

Tüzüner

Bahçecitapar

et al. 2020

Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS-J): Use for a symptom scale of globus sensation

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Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Globus Pharyngeus: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Globus Pharyngeus: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Prediction of effectiveness of potassium-competitive acid blocker and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor on abnormal sensation in the throat: use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale: Use for a Symptom Scale of Globus Sensation in Turkish Population

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