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Table 2 Acid reflux items with abbreviated stems and item statisticsa

From: Patient-reported outcome domains for the esophageal CONDUIT report card: a prospective trial to establish domains

Item Stem

Response Categories

Item Statistics, Min, Median, Max; Mean (SD)

Use of antacids to manage heartburn

0 (no) and 1 (yes)

0, 0, 1; 0.45 (0.50)

Frequency of heartburn

0 (never) to 5 (daily)

0, 1, 5; 1.72 (1.75)

Severity of heartburn

0–10

0, 2, 8; 2.62 (2.84)

Waking at night due to heartburn

0 (no) and 1 (yes)

0, 0, 1; 0.34 (0.48)

Heartburn traveling up toward neck

0 (no) and 1 (yes)

0, 0, 1; 0.41 (0.49)

Had acid regurgitation

0 (no) and 1 (yes)

0, 1, 1; 0.55 (0.50)

Severity of acid regurgitation

0–10

0, 1, 10; 2.85 (3.26)

Use of medication to manage acid regurgitation

0 (no) and 1 (yes)

0, 0, 1; 0.47 (0.50)

  1. Abbreviations: max maximum, min minimum
  2. aPilot items from CONDUIT Report Card; ©2018 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; all rights reserved