Robinson, SJ; Colville, GA
(2024)
Management of medically unexplained symptoms in children and young people: a secondary analysis of a 10-year audit of referrals to a Paediatric Psychology Service.
BMJ Paediatr Open, 8 (1).
e002765.
ISSN 2399-9772
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002765
SGUL Authors: Colville, Gillian
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Abstract
This study evaluated service use of children and young people with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) referred to a Paediatric Psychology Service between 2008 and 2017. Univariate analyses of activity data indicated that the MUS group (n=268) required more clinical sessions than other patients (n=3577) (inpatient MUS: 7.5 (12.5) vs general: 4.0 (6.0), p=0.006; outpatient: MUS 10.7 (15.0) vs general 6.3 (8.9), p<0.001). Multivariate analyses confirmed that MUS group status remained significantly associated (p<0.001) with a higher number of contacts, even when age and gender were controlled for. Although both groups benefitted equally from psychological input, MUS referrals required more contact time than general referrals.
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| Keywords: | Adolescent Health, Child Health, Child Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Psychology, Humans, Referral and Consultation, Child, Male, Female, Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Adolescent, Somatoform Disorders, Child, Preschool, Retrospective Studies | ||||||
| SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | BMJ Paediatr Open | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2399-9772 | ||||||
| Language: | eng | ||||||
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| Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 | ||||||
| PubMed ID: | 39209440 | ||||||
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| URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/116727 | ||||||
| Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002765 |
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