onverklaarde lichamelijke klachten medically unexplaind symptoms unexplaind physical symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention, mindfulness training, consists of 8 weekly sessions of 2,5
hours duration in which patients take part in meditation, yoga and cognitive
therapy exercises. The aim is to pay attenti
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with medically unexplaind symptoms for at least 6 months Patients who frequently visit the general practitioner, belonging to top 10% of frequent attenders Patienst have visited the general practitioner at least once in the past 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients younger than 18 and older than 70 years Patients with insufficient understanding of the Dutch language Patients with severe psychiatric problems (major depression, psychosis) Patients with mental retardation Patients with severe psychical disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Our primary outcome measure is the perceived physical health status in the past week. This is measured by the EQ-5D, a validated questionnaire for measurement of the quality of physical health and quality of life. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures are: psychological symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-15 ad PHQ-9), quality of life (SF-36), physical health as measured by the SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS), health anxiety (Illness Attitude Scale), mindfulness skills (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, FFMQ), rumminative response style (RRS), medical consumption (Cost Diary for medical consumption) and coping (Orientation to life questionnaire). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed