Research Article

The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

Volume: 12 Number: 2 June 4, 2020
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The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

Abstract

Objevtive: Somatization is a psychiatric condition characterized by recurring somatic symptoms that cannot be fully explained by the general medical condition of the individual and are not attributable to another mental disorder. There are physical, psychological and social factors that affect somatic symptoms of individuals. The aim of this study is to screen somatic symptoms of patients admitted to our clinic and to investigate the relationship between scanning results and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 414 participants aged 18-65 years who admitted to the …. between February 2018 and November 2018. Sociodemographic data form and SCL90-R (Symptom Checklist 90-Revised) psychological symptom screening test was applied to the participants through face to face interview method.

Results: Of all the participants, 256 (61.8%) were female and 158 (38.2%) were male and the mean age was 33.7±13.6 years. Of all the participants, 47.3% were university graduates or had a higher educational background. The mean score of the somatization subscale of the SCL90-R screening test was 1.0±0.6. The factors increasing the somatic symptoms were female gender, increasing number of children, being an immigrant, decreasing education level, increasing amount of drug use, increasing number of applications to health institutions, and implementation of alternative medicine techniques, presence of mental illness in families and their relatives.

Conclusion: In the present study, the prevalence of somatic symptoms was found to be high and clinically significant. In particular, the social position of women in Turkey, their lifestyles, and their specific characteristics such as using body language more are associated with high somatic symptoms. Emotional disability caused by migrations makes individuals be at greater risk in terms of somatization. The personality development that increases with the education level and increased communication skills reduce the risk of somatization.  Symptoms of patients who frequently use health care and treatment options and apply alternative medicine are more significant in terms of somatization.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 4, 2020

Submission Date

September 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Tan, Y., & Şahin, E. M. (2020). The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Konuralp Medical Journal, 12(2), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.622524
AMA
1.Tan Y, Şahin EM. The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2020;12(2):183-190. doi:10.18521/ktd.622524
Chicago
Tan, Yunus, and Erkan Melih Şahin. 2020. “The Association Between Somatic Symptoms and Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics”. Konuralp Medical Journal 12 (2): 183-90. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.622524.
EndNote
Tan Y, Şahin EM (June 1, 2020) The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Konuralp Medical Journal 12 2 183–190.
IEEE
[1]Y. Tan and E. M. Şahin, “The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 183–190, June 2020, doi: 10.18521/ktd.622524.
ISNAD
Tan, Yunus - Şahin, Erkan Melih. “The Association Between Somatic Symptoms and Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics”. Konuralp Medical Journal 12/2 (June 1, 2020): 183-190. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.622524.
JAMA
1.Tan Y, Şahin EM. The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2020;12:183–190.
MLA
Tan, Yunus, and Erkan Melih Şahin. “The Association Between Somatic Symptoms and Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 183-90, doi:10.18521/ktd.622524.
Vancouver
1.Yunus Tan, Erkan Melih Şahin. The association between somatic symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2020 Jun. 1;12(2):183-90. doi:10.18521/ktd.622524

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