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Irritable bowel syndrome: Physicians' awareness and patients' experience

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AIM:TO study if and how physicians use the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) diagnostic criteria and to assess treatment strategies in IBS patients.METHODS:A questionnaire was sent to 191 physicians regarding IBS criteria,diagnostic methods and treatment.Furthermore,94 patients who were diagnosed with IBS underwent telephone interview.RESULTS:A total of 80/191 (41.9％) physicians responded to the survey.Overall,13 patients were diagnosed monthly with IBS by specialists in gastroenterology (SGs) and 2.5 patients by general practitioners (GPs).All the SGs knew of the criteria to diagnose IBS,as did 46/70 (65.7％) GPs.Seventy-nine percent used the patient's history,38％ used a physical examination,and 38％ exclusion of other diseases to diagnose IBS.Only 18/80 (22.5％) physicians used specific IBS criteria.Of the patients interviewed,5g/94 (62.8％) knew they had experienced IBS.Two out of five patients knew IBS and had seen a physician because of IBS symptoms.Half of those received a diagnosis of IBS.A total of 13％ were satisfied with treatment.IBS affected daily activities in 43％ of cases.CONCLUSION:Half of the patients with IBS who consuited a physician received a diagnosis.Awareness and knowledge of diagnostic criteria for IBS differ between SGs and GPs.

Irritable bowel syndromeQuestionnaire studyDiagnostic criteriaManning criteriaRome criteriaPhysician knowledge

Linda Bjork Olafsdottir、Hallgrímur Gudjonsson、Heidur Hrund Jonsdottir、Jon Steinar Jonsson、Einar Bjornsson、Bjarni Thjodleifsson

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Department of Gastroenterology, Landspitali, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland,Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland

The Social Science Research Institute,University of Iceland, Saemundargotu 2, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland

Gardabaer Health Centre, Gardatorgi 7,210 Gardabae, Iceland

2012

10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3715

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SCI
影响因子：1.001
ISSN：1007-9327
年,卷(期)：2012.18(28)
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