Validation of the short-form REFLUX-QUAL® (RQS®), a gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) specific quality of life questionnaire

Symptom Assessment Tools for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Treatment

“…HRQOL instruments measure the influence of disease on the patient's physical, psychologic, and social function, while treatment satisfaction instruments assess the extent to which the patient is satisfied with the results of treatment. 8 Disease-specific HRQOL questionnaires for GERD and other gastrointestinal (GI) disorders [eg, Patient-assessed Upper Gastrointestinal-Quality of Life (PAGI-QOL), 9 Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD), 10 Reflux-Qual Short Form, 11 and GERDyzer 12 ] incorporate questions related to general well-being, mood, social activities, eating, drinking, sleep, and work and many have been found to be reliable, valid, and responsive. Treatment satisfaction is often assessed as a single item, although at least 2 validated disease-specific treatment satisfaction questionnaires are available (ie, the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for GERD, 13 GERD Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire).…”

Long-term results of redo gastro-esophageal reflux disease surgery☆

“…A telephone enquiry was used to evaluate the quality of life by using a validated French questionnaire (reflux quality score, RQS). This disease-specific questionnaire was validated and verified psychometrically [1]. Using eight items, a cumulative general index score can be assessed, ranged from 0 (worse results) to 32 points (better results) ( Table 1).…”

Quality of life scales for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: A literature review

“…Therefore, Amouretti et al [15] developed the revised shortform reflux-qual (RQS), which is a short questionnaire based on the Reflux-Qual. The RQS consists of eight items covering four categories, including daily life, well-being, psychological impact and sleeping/eating.…”