* 1\. Research topic: How much do patients with GERD know about their own disease in Korea? (multicenter survey) * 2\. Questionnaires for multicenter survey: 1. Questionnaire 1 - include items for basic characteristics of participant patients 2. Questionnaire 2 - modification of GERD knowledge test which was used in BMC Health Services Research 2008;8:236 (Prof. Jorgen Urnes) * 3\. Subjects: patients with GERD in secondary or tertiary hospital * 4\. Participant institutes: GERD club members, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Validation process to produce Korean version of GERD knowledge test 1. Forward Translation of GERD knowledge test of prof. Jorgen Urnes: through certified translation company 2. Expert's review of the forward translated knowledge test : among members of GERD club, 3. Pilot survey among nurses and some patients 4. Korean Version, provisional 5. Backward translation: through certified translation company 6. Consultation with Prof. Jorgen Urnes about backward translated knowledge test 7. Korean Version, final 8. Print and distribution 9. Study start
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Yeon-Soo Kim
Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
RECRUITINGProportion (%) of patients with GERD who seek more information on GERD which represents the necessity of effective educational programs on the disease in Korea
GERD. gastroesophageal reflux disease
Time frame: 1 year
Average score in GERD knowledge test which means GERD knowledge level of the patients
GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease
Time frame: 1 year
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