Improving collaborative care networks for functional disorders and persistent somatic symptoms: a participatory action research study in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders are conditions requiring a biopsychosocial approach to care, often from multiple professionals. The fragmentation of care common in most health systems results in unsatisfactory and challenging care experiences. Collaborative care networks form an important route towards improving outcomes and the overall experience of care for patients and professionals. While we have a good idea of what such collaborative care networks can look like, we lack knowledge on the practicalities of implementing change in such networks.

Objectives

The core objective of this study is to implement change in a collaborative care network for persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders care. Our questions were twofold: first, wha

SUBMITTER: Mamo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706206 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature