Outcome of medical and surgical therapy of GERD: predictive role of quality of life scores and instrumental evaluation.

Introduction: Aim of this study is to determine whether quality of life (QoL) assessment in association with instrumental evaluation can help to identify factors predictive of outcome both in surgically and medically treated GERD patients.

Methods: Between January 2005 and June 2010, 301 patients affected with GERD were included in the study. QoL was evaluated by means of GERD-HRQL and SF-36 questionnaires administered before treatment, at 6 months, at 1 year follow-up and at the end of the study.