Healthcare professionals' views on factors influencing persistent somatic symptoms - ARISE-HCP online survey across countries.

Objective: The Health Care Online Survey Europe-Healthcare Professionals (ARISE-HCP) cross-sectionally investigated healthcare professionals' (HCPs) views on healthcare factors influencing the symptom course of persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) across four European countries.

Methods: An online survey was developed for HCPs experienced in PSS care in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands. The study employed a mixed-methods approach.

Healthcare-related factors influencing symptom persistence, deterioration, or improvement in patients with persistent somatic symptoms: A scoping review of European studies.

Objective: This scoping review explored healthcare-related factors associated with symptom persistence, deterioration, or improvement in patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) across Europe.

Methods: Articles were systematically searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO by combining terms of PSS and healthcare-related factors. Studies published in English, German, Polish, or Dutch between 2000 and 2022 were included.