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Predictors of Persistent Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: Findings From a General Population Study [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Objective: To explore the persistency of Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and its prognostic factors in the general adult population. Knowledge of prognostic factors of MUS may indicate possible avenues for intervention development.Methods: Data were
Jonna F. van Eck van der Sluijs, Jonna F. van Eck van der Sluijs, Margreet ten Have, Ron de Graaf, Cees A. Th. Rijnders, Harm W. J. van Marwijk, Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis   +8 more
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Effectiveness of a Blended Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Moderate Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (PARASOL): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]

JMIR Res Protoc, 2018
Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms are an important health problem in primary care, with a spectrum from mild to chronic. The burden of chronic medically unexplained physical symptoms is substantial for patients, health care professionals,
van Westrienen PE, Pisters MF, Toonders SA, Gerrits M, Veenhof C, de Wit NJ.   +5 more
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The effects of a structured communication tool in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms: a cluster randomized trial. [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary Background Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) are prevalent among primary care patients and frequently lead to diminished quality of life, increased healthcare costs, and decreased work participation.
Abrahamsen C, Reme SE, Wangen KR, Lindbæk M, Werner EL.   +4 more
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Perspectives of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in Indian context: A qualitative study on Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS). [PDF]

J Educ Health Promot, 2023
BACKGROUND: Approximately one-fourth of individuals who seek treatment in outpatient medical settings have Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS), a prevalent medical ailment.
Singh A, Ranjan P, Kumari A, Kaur T, Sarkar S, Sahu A, Prakash B, Kaloiya GS, Baitha U, Rawat N, Kuanar Baboo AG.   +10 more
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Effectiveness of a blended multidisciplinary intervention for patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms (PARASOL): A cluster randomized clinical trial. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Introduction In patients with moderate Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS), interventions focusing on both physical and psychological aspects are recommended.
van Westrienen PE, de Wit N, Toonders S, Veenhof C, Gerrits M, Pisters M.   +5 more
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Is amalgam removal in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms cost-effective? A prospective cohort and decision modelling study in Norway. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
There are many patients in general practice with health complaints that cannot be medically explained. Some of these patients attribute their health complaints to dental amalgam restorations.
Lamu AN, Björkman L, Hamre HJ, Alræk T, Musial F, Robberstad B.   +5 more
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Prevalence of Alexithymia in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study in Egypt. [PDF]

Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health, 2021
Background: There is a high incidence of alexithymia in people who report medically unexplained symptoms. There have been limited studies on the prevalence of alexithymia in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in various ethnic ...
Rady A, Alamrawy RG, Ramadan I, El Raouf MA.   +3 more
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Comprehensive Treatment Module for Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms - A Guide for General Practitioners. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Purpose: This study was aimed to develop a comprehensive treatment module that the general physician can use to manage patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) at a primary care level.
Goel A, Ranjan P, Klanidhi KB, Deb KS, Sarkar S, Kaur T, Sahu A, Baitha U, Chakrawarty A, Kumar A.   +9 more
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Study protocol for the Multiple Symptoms Study 3: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of a clinic for patients with persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Persistent physical symptoms (which cannot be adequately attributed to physical disease) affect around 1 million people (2% of adults) in the UK.
Mooney C, White DA, Dawson J, Deary V, Fryer K, Greco M, Horspool M, Neilson A, Rowlands G, Sanders T, Thomas RE, Thomas S, Waheed W, Burton CD.   +13 more
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Reassurance: medically unexplained physical symptoms. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2006
Escobar et al.'s discussion of medically unexplained physical symptoms is useful, and could trigger a renewal of how the medical profession works [1]. We are in transition at the present, and what we have been trained for is less and less relevant. This disjunction between our training and practise has given rise to a generation of unhappy doctors ...
Bill Anderson
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