Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children and adolescents: Knowledge, practice and attitudes of Australian paediatricians

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 55; no. 9; pp. 1063 - 1069
• Main Authors: Heinsch, Milena L, Nightingale, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.09.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain; Adolescent; Australia; Child; Childrens health; Clinical Competence; Female; functional abdominal pain; functional gastrointestinal disorder; Gastrointestinal diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases - drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases - economics; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Knowledge; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical treatment; Pain; Pediatrics; Physicians; Teenagers; Australia; functional abdominal pain; functional gastrointestinal disorder; irritable bowel syndrome

Aim To investigate paediatricians' understanding of, and approaches to, the diagnosis and treatment of functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. Methods This study used an electronic survey of doctors subscribing to a popular Australian‐based paediatrics em...