Universität zu Köln

Beutell, Manfred E., Wiltinkl, Joerg, Kerahrodil, Jasmin Ghaemi, Tibubos, Ana N., Braehleri, Elmar, Schulz, Andreas, Wild, Philipp ORCID: 0000-0003-4413-9752, Muenzel, Thomas, Lackner, Karl, Koenig, Jochem, Pfeiffer, Norbert, Michel, Matthias and Henning, Michaela (2019). Somatic symptom load in men and women from middle to high age in the Gutenberg Health Study - association with psychosocial and somatic factors. Sci Rep, 9. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was (1) to determine the prevalence of somatic symptoms in men and women in the general population and (2) to identify the contributions of psychosocial factors and somatic disease on symptom reporting. A total of 7,925 participants aged 40 to 80 years underwent medical and psychological assessments, based on the PHQ-15 (Patient Health Questionnaire). We excluded 3 items in order to avoid confounding findings: 2 items overlapping with the depression measure (PHQ-9) and the menstruation complaints item which biases sex comparisons. Pain complaints (arms, legs, joints, back pain) affected the majority of men and women, and somatic symptom reporting increased with age. When confounding has been reduced, psychosocial factors (lack of social support, adverse life events, loneliness, depression, generalized anxiety, panic, social phobia) have remained the strongest predictors of somatic symptoms. As shown by the interaction between sex and depression, depression plays a smaller role for somatic symptom reporting in women vs. men. Findings highlight the complex psychosocial and somatic contributions to somatic symptom reporting.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Beutell, Manfred E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wiltinkl, Joerg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kerahrodil, Jasmin Ghaemi UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tibubos, Ana N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Braehleri, Elmar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulz, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wild, Philipp UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-9752 UNSPECIFIED Muenzel, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lackner, Karl UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenig, Jochem UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfeiffer, Norbert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Michel, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Henning, Michaela UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-153820
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-019-40709-0
Journal or Publication Title:	Sci Rep
Volume:	9
Date:	2019
Publisher:	NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	2045-2322
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIMARY-CARE; DEPRESSION; VALIDITY; ANXIETY; SOMATIZATION; VALIDATION; SEVERITY; SCALE Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15382