Table 4.

Number of new referrals to medical specialists and allied care in patients with chronic non-specific abdominal complaints, as reported by the GPs.¹

	Baseline				18 months
	Total (n = 619)	NUD (n = 93)	IBS (n = 244)	Other (n = 282)	Total (n = 571)	NUD (n = 85)	IBS (n = 230)	Other (n = 256)
No referral	88.8	89.2	91.0	86.6	90.7	92.9	90.4	90.2
Gastroenterologist	6.6	6.5	6.1	7.1	5.3	2.4	5.7	5.9
Social worker	0.6	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.6	1.2	0.4	0.4
Dietician	0.5	1.1	0.0	0.7	0.9	0.0	0.9	1.2
Psychologist	1.1	2.2	1.6	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.9	0.8
Gynaecologist	1.6	0.0	1.2	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.4	0.8
Surgeon	0.5	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.9	1.2	1.7	0.0
Other	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.1	2.4	0.4	1.2

Percentage of patients who were referred at least once to a specific specialist during the twelve-month period before baseline and during the 1 1/2 years prospective follow-up. Note that since more than one modality can be applied in one patient, the sum of the column percentages may exceed 100%