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. 2025 Aug 17;18(1):357.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07449-z.

The association between GERD symptoms severity and psychosocial health in palestine: a cross-sectional study

Qusay Abdoh  1   2 , Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri  3 , Mohammad Taleb Abed  1 , Mohammed Motasem Jaber  1 , Nour Mahmoud Yassin  3 , Raheeq Mohannad Shawahne  3 , Hiba Sadder  3 , Manal Badrasawi  4
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The association between GERD symptoms severity and psychosocial health in palestine: a cross-sectional study

Qusay Abdoh et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between GERD and mental health status, alongside lifestyle factors and eating patterns among Palestinian adults.

Results: In this study, 144 participants with GERD were analyzed. GERD symptom severity was categorized into three groups: mild (35.4%), moderate (32.0%), and severe (32.6%), according to the GERD-HRQOL. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that sleeping problems are the only predictor of GERD symptoms severity (B = 3.785, 95% confidence interval = 0.712-6.857, p = 0.016).

Keywords: Eating patterns; GERD; Psychological distress; Sleep problems.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethical approval: for this study was acquired from the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research Ethics Committee at An-Najah National University, Ref: Med.Jan.2023/13. The research methodologies adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and were meticulously reported in concordance with the STROBE checklist, a guideline for the transparent reporting of cross-sectional studies. Informed consent was diligently obtained from all participating individuals. The data was kept with the research team; only anonymized data were seen by the researchers. Ethical considerations: The study was approved by the ethics committee of Hospital Universitario La Paz. All participants signed the informed consent form. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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(a) GERD severity, (b) Participants’ life satisfaction
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