Patients in general practice share a common pattern of symptoms that is partly independent of the diagnosis

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 184 - 193
• Main Authors: Kjeldsberg, Mona, Tschudi-Madsen, Hedda, Mdala, Ibrahimu, Bruusgaard, Dag, Natvig, Bård
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.06.2021; Taylor & Francis LLC; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Anxiety; Back pain; Family physicians; General practice; Medical diagnosis; Mental depression; Neck pain; Physicians; Primary care; questionnaire; Self report; Shoulder; Shoulder pain; Sleep disorders; Social security; social security grant; Suburban areas; symptom reporting; Symptoms; social security grant; questionnaire; general practice; Self-report; symptom reporting

To describe self-reported symptoms among patients in general practice and to explore the relationships between symptoms experienced by patients and diagnoses given by general practitioners. Doctor-patient questionnaires focusing on patients' self-reported symptoms during the past 7 days and the...