The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.

<h4>Background</h4>Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such as abdominal pain, headache and musculoskeletal pain are widespread in the community, and are common reasons for visiting a general practitioner (GP). Causes of NSPS are multifactorial, but may include parental influences.<...

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Autores principales:	Mujahed Shraim, Milisa Blagojevic-Bucknall, Christian D Mallen, Kate M Dunn
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:98ca8b126ded42de87c9823aaacf577d2021-11-25T05:59:29ZThe association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0108039https://doaj.org/article/98ca8b126ded42de87c9823aaacf577d2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108039https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such as abdominal pain, headache and musculoskeletal pain are widespread in the community, and are common reasons for visiting a general practitioner (GP). Causes of NSPS are multifactorial, but may include parental influences.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate associations between GP consultations for NSPS in parents and their children.<h4>Methods</h4>Matched case-control study using GP consultation data from 12 GP practices in the United Kingdom. Participants were 1328 children who consulted a GP for NSPS in 2009 (cases), 3980 controls who consulted a GP in 2009 but not for NSPS, plus parents of cases and controls (n = 8354).<h4>Primary outcome measure</h4>child consultation status for NSPS.<h4>Results</h4>Maternal consultation for NSPS was associated with significantly increased odds of their child consulting for NSPS (odds ratio (OR) 1.51, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.33, 1.73); there was no significant association with paternal consultations (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.71, 1.08). Each additional maternal consultation for NSPS was associated with an increase in the rate ratio for number of consultations for NSPS in the child by 1.03 (95% CI 1.01, 1.05). This overall association was clearest in maternal-child consultations for painful NSPS and for specific bodily systems including gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and neurologic symptoms.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Maternal GP consultation for NSPS is associated with increased odds of GP consultations for NSPS in children. This study included a large sample of children and parents and used medical records data which is not subject to recall bias. However, analysis was based on medical records, thus the presence of NSPS not leading to consultations is unknown. Medical practitioners managing children with NSPS need to be aware of this association.Mujahed ShraimMilisa Blagojevic-BucknallChristian D MallenKate M DunnPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e108039 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mujahed Shraim Milisa Blagojevic-Bucknall Christian D Mallen Kate M Dunn The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such as abdominal pain, headache and musculoskeletal pain are widespread in the community, and are common reasons for visiting a general practitioner (GP). Causes of NSPS are multifactorial, but may include parental influences.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate associations between GP consultations for NSPS in parents and their children.<h4>Methods</h4>Matched case-control study using GP consultation data from 12 GP practices in the United Kingdom. Participants were 1328 children who consulted a GP for NSPS in 2009 (cases), 3980 controls who consulted a GP in 2009 but not for NSPS, plus parents of cases and controls (n = 8354).<h4>Primary outcome measure</h4>child consultation status for NSPS.<h4>Results</h4>Maternal consultation for NSPS was associated with significantly increased odds of their child consulting for NSPS (odds ratio (OR) 1.51, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.33, 1.73); there was no significant association with paternal consultations (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.71, 1.08). Each additional maternal consultation for NSPS was associated with an increase in the rate ratio for number of consultations for NSPS in the child by 1.03 (95% CI 1.01, 1.05). This overall association was clearest in maternal-child consultations for painful NSPS and for specific bodily systems including gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and neurologic symptoms.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Maternal GP consultation for NSPS is associated with increased odds of GP consultations for NSPS in children. This study included a large sample of children and parents and used medical records data which is not subject to recall bias. However, analysis was based on medical records, thus the presence of NSPS not leading to consultations is unknown. Medical practitioners managing children with NSPS need to be aware of this association.
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author	Mujahed Shraim Milisa Blagojevic-Bucknall Christian D Mallen Kate M Dunn
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title	The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
title_short	The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
title_full	The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
title_fullStr	The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
title_full_unstemmed	The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
title_sort	association between gp consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.
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The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.

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