Survey of Pediatricians' Management Practices for Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Surveyed general pediatricians (N = 116) regarding six content areas: (a) diagnostic procedures utilized during the initial evaluation sequence of a child with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP); (b) factors that influence decisions to order additional evaluations; (c) management practices following neg...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1994-04, Vol.19 (2), p.241-253
Main Authors: Edwards, Mark C., Mullins, Larry L., Johnson, Jennifer, Bernardy, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain - diagnosis
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adult
Aged
Child
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
children
consultation
Data Collection
Decision Making
evaluation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Pediatrics - standards
primary care
Primary Health Care - standards
recurrent abdominal pain
Referral and Consultation
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Surveyed general pediatricians (N = 116) regarding six content areas: (a) diagnostic procedures utilized during the initial evaluation sequence of a child with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP); (b) factors that influence decisions to order additional evaluations; (c) management practices following negative evaluation results; (d) factors influencing decisions about consultation with or referral to a mental health professional; (e) attitudes about the etiology of RAP; and (f) the frequency in which pediatricians encountered children with RAP and referred them to mental health services. Results of this survey are presented and discussed from a biopsychosocial perspective. Limitations of the survey, implications of the results for integrating mental health professionals into the evaluation and treatment process of RAP patients, and directions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/19.2.241