作者: | V. Silverwood, C.A. Chew-Graham, I. Raybould, B. Thomas, S. Peters |
作者单位: |
1Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University 2West Midlands CLAHRC 3School of Health Sciences, Manchester University |
刊名: | BMC Medical Education, 2017, Vol.17 (1) |
来源数据库: | Springer Journal |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-017-0972-6 |
关键词: | Fibromylagia syndrome; Undergraduate medical students; Attitudes and perspectives; Medical curriculum; |
英文摘要: | Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that affects between 1 and 5% of the general population and lies within the spectrum of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). FMS can be difficult to diagnose and is usually done so as a diagnosis of exclusion. There is continuing debate regarding its legitimacy excluding other causes of symptoms. It is known that the diagnosis and management of MUS, including FMS, receives little attention in medical curricula and attitudes towards patients with FMS amongst medical professionals and trainees can be negative. The purpose of this study was to investigate how attitudes and perspectives of undergraduate medical students towards FMS are acquired during their training. |
原始语种摘要: | Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that affects between 1 and 5% of the general population and lies within the spectrum of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). FMS can be difficult to diagnose and is usually done so as a diagnosis of exclusion. There is continuing debate regarding its legitimacy excluding other causes of symptoms. It is known that the diagnosis and management of MUS, including FMS, receives little attention in medical curricula and attitudes towards patients with FMS amongst medical professionals and trainees can be negative. The purpose of this study was to investigate how attitudes and perspectives of undergraduate medical students towards FMS are acquired during their training. |