Symptom burden and consulting behavior in patients with overlapping functional disorders in the US population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regulatory and treatment guidelines focus on individual conditions, yet clinicians often see patients with overlapping conditions.

Objective

This cross-sectional survey study assesses the impact of overlapping functional dyspepsia (FD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) on symptom burden and consulting behavior.

Methods

Survey participants met Rome III criteria for FD, IBS-C, and/or CIC, and/or reported GERD; participants answered questions about symptom frequency and bothersomeness, work and productivity, and consulting behavior.

Results

Of 2641 respondents, 1592 (60.3%) had one condition; 832 (31.5%) had two; and 217 (8.2%) had three; 57.3% of 1690 F

SUBMITTER: Vakil N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4924424 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature