title: The Burden of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Patients' Daily Lives: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in a Primary Care Setting in Serbia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recent data from the studies conducted in the Western countries have proved that patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease have significantly impaired health-related quality of life compared to general population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study is aimed at evaluating the burden of reflux symptoms on patients'health-related quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study involved 1,593 patients with diagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease.The Serbian version of a generic self-administered Centers for Disease Control and Prevention questionnaire was used. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson chi-square test and a multiple regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among all participants, 43.9% reported fair or poor health. Mean value of unhealthy days during the past 30 days was 10.4 days, physically unhealthy days 6.4 days, mentally unhealthy days 5.3 days and activity limitation days 4.3 days. Furthermore, 24.8% participants reported having ≥ 14 unhealthy days, 14.9% had 14 physically unhealthy days, 11.8% reported 14 mentally unhealthy days, and 9.4% had ≥ 14 activity limitation days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study addressed complex relationships between reflux symptoms and patients'impaired everyday lives.
authors.forename: Miloš
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bjelović
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dragicević
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corac
authors.lastname: Goran Trajković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D055771:Serbia