Helpful explanatory models for somatoform symptoms (HERMES): study protocol of a randomised mixed-methods pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) are common both in the general population and primary care. They are bothersome in terms of psychological and somatic symptom burden. Health professionals often struggle with communication, as there is a lack of scientifically supported explanatory models for PSS or a focus merely on somatic aspects of the complaints, which both frustrate patients' needs. The objective of the present study is therefore to develop a psychoeducational intervention based on a current evidence-based explanatory model, to examine its feasibility and form the basis for a large-scale randomised controlled trial.

Methods and analysis

In a randomised controlled mixed-methods pilot trial, 75 adult psychosomatic outpatients with PSS (duration of symptoms ≥

SUBMITTER: Husing P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature