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Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia : A Cross Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Eriksen, Hege R.
Maeland, Silje
Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg H.
Ursin, Holger
Magnussen, Liv H.
Werner, Erik L.
Rosendal, Marianne
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
A diagnosis is the basis of medical action, the key to various social privileges and national sick leave statistics.
The objectives of this study were to investigate which diagnoses general practitioners in Scandinavia give patients with severe subjective health complaints, and what kind of treatments they suggested.
Methods.
One hundred and twenty-six self-selected general practitioners in Scandinavia diagnosed nine patients, presented as video vignettes, in a cross-sectional study.
The main outcome measures were primary, secondary, and tertiary diagnoses.
Results.
The nine patients got between 13 and 31 different primary diagnoses and a large variety of secondary and tertiary diagnoses.
Fifty-eight percent of the general practitioners chose different primary and secondary diagnoses, indicating that they judged the patients to have multimorbid complaints.
The most commonly recommended treatment was referral to a psychologist, a mix of psychological and physical treatments, or treatment by the general practitioner.
Conclusion.
Scandinavian general practitioners give a large variety of symptom diagnoses, mainly psychological and general and unspecified, to patients with severe subjective health complaints.
Referral to a psychologist or a mix of psychological or physical treatments was most commonly suggested to treat the patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maeland, Silje& Werner, Erik L.& Rosendal, Marianne& Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg H.& Magnussen, Liv H.& Ursin, Holger…[et al.]. 2012. Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia : A Cross Sectional Study. ISRN Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503279
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maeland, Silje…[et al.]. Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia : A Cross Sectional Study. ISRN Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503279
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maeland, Silje& Werner, Erik L.& Rosendal, Marianne& Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg H.& Magnussen, Liv H.& Ursin, Holger…[et al.]. Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia : A Cross Sectional Study. ISRN Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503279
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503279