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MEDICALLY UNexplained SYMPTOMS (MUS); A BRIEF LOOK

Year 2022, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 245 - 246, 20.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1041327

Abstract

These complaints, which cannot be based on an organic cause by medical evaluation and persist for at least three months, are defined as Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) It has been proposed that the required dichotomization of somatic complaints into MUS and medically explained symptoms (MES) should be abandoned in DSM-V. It is known that patients diagnosed with MUS have increased anxiety, depression, impaired social functions and significant morbidity, and also cause high health expenditures. The prevalence of MUS in primary care has been determined as 3-11%. Symptoms are generally in the form of back pain, fatigue, feeling of weakness, extremity pain, sleep disturbance and dyspeptic complaints, and it is known that their prognosis worsens in a 5-year period. These patients are subject to serious investigations in order not to miss any pathology and may be exposed to unnecessary examination and treatment. It has been stated that physicians who have received training on MUS before and/or after graduation have a more positive approach to the patient, communication and understanding of the patient. A common attitude has not been developed about the management of patients, and there has not been any study on this subject in our country. and increasing the awareness of physicians.

References

  • 1. Fink P, Rosendal M, Olesen F. Classification of somatization and functional somatic symptoms in primary care. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005 Sep;39(9):772-81.
  • 2. Klaus K, Rief W, Brähler E, Martin A, Glaesmer H, Mewes R. The distinction between 'medically unexplained' and 'medically explained' in the context of somatoform disorders. Int J Behav Med 2013 Jun;20(2):161-71.
  • 3. Hatcher S, Arroll B. Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms. BMJ 2008 May 17;336(7653):1124-8.
  • 4. Sitnikova K, Pret-Oskam R, Dijkstra-Kersten SMA, Leone SS, van Marwijk HWJ, van der Horst HE et al. Management of of patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a descriptive study. .BMC Fam Pract. 2018 Jun 18;19(1):88.
  • 5. Rosendal M, Olesen F, Fink P. Management of medically unexplained symptoms. BMJ 2005 Jan 1;330(7481):4-5.
  • 6. Olde Hartman TC, Blankenstein AH, Molenaar AO, van den Berg DB, Van der Horst HE, Arnold IA et al. NHG guideline on medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). AuteursHuisarts Wet.2013,56(5):222-30.
  • 7. Howman M, Walters K, Rosenthal J, Good M, Buszewicz M.Teaching about medically unexplained symptoms at medical schools in the United Kingdom. Med Teach 2012;34(4):327-9.
  • 8. van Westrienen PE, Pisters MF, Veenhof C, de Wit NJ. Identification of patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care with a five years follow-up. BMC Fam Pract 2019 May 21;20(1):66.

TIBBİ OLARAK AÇIKLANAMAYAN SEMPTOMLAR(MUS); KISA BİR BAKIŞ

Year 2022, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 245 - 246, 20.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1041327

Abstract

Medikal değerlendirmeyle, organik bir sebebe dayandırılamayan ve en az üç aydır devam eden bu şikayetler, DSM-V’de somatik şikayetlerin MUS ve tıbbi olarak açıklanan semptomlar (MES) olarak gerekli ikiliğe ayrılması önerilmiştir. MUS tanılı hastaların, artmış anksiyete, depresyon ve bozulmuş sosyal fonksiyonları ile belirgin morbiditelerinin olduğu, ayrıca yüksek seviyede sağlık harcamalarına sebep oldukları bilinmektedir. Birinci basamakta MUS prevelansı %3-11 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Semptomlar genelde sırt ağrısı, halsizlik, güçsüzlük hissi, ekstremite ağrıları, uyku bozukluğu ve dispeptik şikayetler şeklindedir ve prognozlarının 5 yıllık periyotta kötüleştiği bilinmektedir. Herhangi bir patolojiyi atlamamak adına bu hastalar, ciddi araştırmalara tabi tutulup gereksiz tetkik ve tedaviye maruz kalabilmektedir. Mezuniyet öncesi ve/veya sonrasında MUS ile ilgili eğitim almış olan doktorların, hastaya yaklaşımı, iletişimi ve hastayı anlamadaki becerisinin daha olumlu olduğu belirtilmiştir. Hastaların yönetimi ile ilgili ortak bir tutum geliştirilmediği gibi, ülkemizde de bu konuda yapılmış herhangi bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle bu alanda çalışma yapılmasına ve hekimlerin farkındalığının arttırılmasına ihtiyaç vardır.

References

  • 1. Fink P, Rosendal M, Olesen F. Classification of somatization and functional somatic symptoms in primary care. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005 Sep;39(9):772-81.
  • 2. Klaus K, Rief W, Brähler E, Martin A, Glaesmer H, Mewes R. The distinction between 'medically unexplained' and 'medically explained' in the context of somatoform disorders. Int J Behav Med 2013 Jun;20(2):161-71.
  • 3. Hatcher S, Arroll B. Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms. BMJ 2008 May 17;336(7653):1124-8.
  • 4. Sitnikova K, Pret-Oskam R, Dijkstra-Kersten SMA, Leone SS, van Marwijk HWJ, van der Horst HE et al. Management of of patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a descriptive study. .BMC Fam Pract. 2018 Jun 18;19(1):88.
  • 5. Rosendal M, Olesen F, Fink P. Management of medically unexplained symptoms. BMJ 2005 Jan 1;330(7481):4-5.
  • 6. Olde Hartman TC, Blankenstein AH, Molenaar AO, van den Berg DB, Van der Horst HE, Arnold IA et al. NHG guideline on medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). AuteursHuisarts Wet.2013,56(5):222-30.
  • 7. Howman M, Walters K, Rosenthal J, Good M, Buszewicz M.Teaching about medically unexplained symptoms at medical schools in the United Kingdom. Med Teach 2012;34(4):327-9.
  • 8. van Westrienen PE, Pisters MF, Veenhof C, de Wit NJ. Identification of patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care with a five years follow-up. BMC Fam Pract 2019 May 21;20(1):66.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects ​Internal Diseases
Journal Section Letter to the Editor
Authors

Zeynep Ayaz 0000-0002-1618-5535

Publication Date June 20, 2022
Submission Date December 24, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 16 Issue: 2

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Vancouver Ayaz Z. TIBBİ OLARAK AÇIKLANAMAYAN SEMPTOMLAR(MUS); KISA BİR BAKIŞ. TJFMPC. 2022;16(2):245-6.

English or Turkish manuscripts from authors with new knowledge to contribute to understanding and improving health and primary care are welcome.