INFORM: A Pediatrician's Communication Curriculum About Diagnostic Conversations in Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs) is an umbrella term for physical symptoms related to or amplified by psychosocial factors. Clinicians find difficulty in delivering SSRD diagnoses to families. Caregiver buy-in of an SSRD diagnosis is strongly associated with better outcomes. Curricula addressing gaps in this communication skill are lacking, indicating a need for effective educational innovations to increase pediatricians' confidence and efficacy in SSRD diagnostic conversations with caregivers.

Methods

A 90-minute curriculum composed of didactic and experiential components, including role-play, was designed using Kern's six steps to curriculum development and the INFORM framework (Introduce, Name and Narrate, Feedback, Orient to diagnosis, Reframe,

SUBMITTER: Lambert-Fliszar F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12669383 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature