Relationship between symptom load of gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and health‐related quality of life, work productivity, resource utilization and concomitant diseases: survey of a US cohort

Abstract

Increasing severity and frequency of GERD symptoms is associated with more concomitant diseases, lower HRQL, lower work productivity and increased healthcare utilization, suggesting that patients with moderate or severe GERD should receive targeted management with the most effective treatment strategies.