Perceptions and Practices of Primary Care Providers in Europe and the <scp>US</scp> in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Multinational Survey
Despite the Rome Foundation recommendations and criteria to support a positive diagnosis of IBS, most PCPs still rely on exclusionary investigations such as endoscopy and a serologic workup, while a significant percentage suggest referring patients to gastroenterologists.
Authors
- Lars Agréus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-9883)
- Juan Manuel Mendive (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-7707)
- Olafur S. Palsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-3708)
- Bohumil Seifert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6881-8840)
- Pierluigi Fracasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4265-9981)
- Joel J. Heidelbaugh
- A. P. S. Hungin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-8927)
- Foteini Anastasiou
- Douglas A. Drossman
- Heidi‐Ingrid Maaroos
- Jalena Rakik Matic
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Charles University (CZ)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Rome Foundation (US)
- Science and Technology Park of Crete (GR)
- Motility (United States) (US)
- University of Tartu (EE)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurogastroenterology & Motility
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14967
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria