Title: A self-assessment tool for predicting discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients
undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Version: 4 Date: 24 Mar 2022
Reviewer:  Igor Braga Ribeiro
Reviewer's report:
This is a prospective study to try to develop and temporally validate a self-assessment tool to
predict discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients undergoing EGD.
The study presents sample calculation and registration in the clinical trial. I will make some
comments:
1) I was unable to evaluate the Clinical Trial. From the website: “so sorry! The project you want
to view does not exist or have exceeded the number of views of the day.”.
Authors must send the documentation for evaluation
2) Had the evaluated patients already had the experience of taking the exam? Because I believe
that the first time experience can generate greater anxiety and this influences the result
3) Was the variable “procedure time” evaluated? Because this greatly influences the patient's
tolerance and this needs to be made clear in the text.
4) Were all procedures evaluated the same? Because a simple diagnostic test, such as for
evaluation and collection of biopsies for H. pylori, is different when a malignant neoplasm is
found, for example. And that certainly influences the patient's tolerance.
5) The conclusion of an article responds only to the objective of the article and only. Your
conclusion needs to be corrected.
Title: A self-assessment tool for predicting discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients
undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Version: 4 Date: 24 Mar 2022
Reviewer:  Igor Braga Ribeiro
Reviewer's report:
This is a prospective study to try to develop and temporally validate a self-assessment tool to
predict discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients undergoing EGD.
The study presents sample calculation and registration in the clinical trial. I will make some
comments:
1) I was unable to evaluate the Clinical Trial. From the website: “so sorry! The project you want
to view does not exist or have exceeded the number of views of the day.”.
Authors must send the documentation for evaluation
2) Had the evaluated patients already had the experience of taking the exam? Because I believe
that the first time experience can generate greater anxiety and this influences the result
3) Was the variable “procedure time” evaluated? Because this greatly influences the patient's
tolerance and this needs to be made clear in the text.
4) Were all procedures evaluated the same? Because a simple diagnostic test, such as for
evaluation and collection of biopsies for H. pylori, is different when a malignant neoplasm is
found, for example. And that certainly influences the patient's tolerance.
5) The conclusion of an article responds only to the objective of the article and only. Your
conclusion needs to be corrected.
Please review this paper.
user
Title: A self-assessment tool for predicting discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients
undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Version: 4 Date: 24 Mar 2022
Reviewer:  Igor Braga Ribeiro
Reviewer's report:
This is a prospective study to try to develop and temporally validate a self-assessment tool to
predict discomfort and tolerance in Chinese patients undergoing EGD.
The study presents sample calculation and registration in the clinical trial. I will make some
comments:
1) I was unable to evaluate the Clinical Trial. From the website: “so sorry! The project you want
to view does not exist or have exceeded the number of views of the day.”.
Authors must send the documentation for evaluation
2) Had the evaluated patients already had the experience of taking the exam? Because I believe
that the first time experience can generate greater anxiety and this influences the result
3) Was the variable “procedure time” evaluated? Because this greatly influences the patient's
tolerance and this needs to be made clear in the text.
4) Were all procedures evaluated the same? Because a simple diagnostic test, such as for
evaluation and collection of biopsies for H. pylori, is different when a malignant neoplasm is
found, for example. And that certainly influences the patient's tolerance.
5) The conclusion of an article responds only to the objective of the article and only. Your
conclusion needs to be corrected.
assistant