School absenteeism as a predictor of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children
Our data suggest children with functional gastrointestinal disorders are more likely to experience significance school absenteeism than children suffering from organic diseases. We suspect this may be due to higher perceived levels of pain and symptom catastrophizing caused by the duration and character of the diagnostic process, as well as biopsychosocial characteristics of these children.
Authors
- Stephen M. Borowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9639-4830)
- Seth M. Tersteeg
Institutions
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1503783
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.32
Funders
- University of Virginia