Can internal medicine specialists diagnose functional somatic disorders (FSDs)? Training and comparison with FSD specialists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional somatic disorders (FSD) are a common problem across medical settings and remain challenging to diagnose and treat. Many patients with FSD undergo sequential and unnecessary extensive diagnostic work-up, which is costly for society and stressful for patients. Previous studies have shown that the empirically based FSD diagnostic entities are interrater reliable and stable over time.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate whether internists who have received adequate training and with sufficient time per patient could diagnose FSD.

Design

This was a prospective diagnostic accuracy study. The study was conducted from May 2020 to April 2022.

Participants

The study included 27 consecutive patients referred by their general practition

SUBMITTER: Madsen MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11244839 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature