Effects on healthcare utilisation were inconsistent: TERM training showed no effects on visits or medication, while speciAL reduced visits significantly in the intervention group¶

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q2 i? TERM training had no effects on how often patients visited their healthcare practitioner or volume of medication consumed, whereas the speciAL training was associated with a significant reduction in patient visits in the intervention group and reduced antidepressant use significant at 6 months. → Thursby Stacie 2024

Evidence¶

Thursby Stacie 2024¶

Thursby Stacie, Dismore Lorelle, Swainston Katherine. (2024). Clinical skills development for healthcare practitioners working with patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) in healthcare settings: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05306-4

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Narrative synthesis of healthcare utilisation outcomes: the review reports TERM (Morriss et al., 2007) showed no effects on visit frequency or medication volume, while Schaefert et al. (2013) reported significantly reduced visits in the intervention group and antidepressant use significant at 6 months only.

"Morriss et al. [32] reported that the TERM training had no effects on how often patients visited their healthcare practitioner or volume of medication consumed."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The speciAL intervention improved mental quality of life (55% versus 34%) and symptom severity at 6 months, but physical component improvements were non-significant — related
• TERM training increased practitioners' prompting for psychosocial information (85%) but practitioners did not explore new psychosocial disclosures further — related