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A new questionnaire to identify bodily distress in primary care: the 'BDS checklist
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BACKGROUND: Functional symptoms and disorders are common in primary care. Bodily distress syndrome (BDS) is a newly proposed clinical diagnosis for functional disorders. The BDS diagnosis is based on empirical research, and the symptoms stated in the BDS criteria have been translated into a self-report questionnaire called the BDS checklist. The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the checklist and to test the construct of BDS. METHOD: The 30-item BDS checklist was completed by 2480 adult primary care patients in a cross-sectional study on contact and disease patterns in Danish general practice. We performed (internal) validation analyses of the collected checklist data. We also performed factor and latent class analyses to identify both BDS symptom groups and BDS patient groups. RESULTS: Internal validation analyses revealed acceptable and usable psychometric properties of the BDS checklist. The factor analyses identified the four distinct determining factors for BDS: cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and general symptoms. Results from factor and multi-trait analyses suggested a shortening of the BDS checklist (from 30 to 25 items). The latent class analyses resulted in three severity levels (no, moderate and severe BDS); the best fit index was found for a threshold of ≥4 symptoms in a symptom group. CONCLUSION: The results provide empirical support for the previously described construct of BDS with four symptom groups and three patient groups. The BDS checklist is a self-report instrument that may be used for case finding in both clinical practice and in research.
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“Functional disorders were measured using the Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS) checklist (Budtz-Lilly et al., 2015), a 25-item questionnaire grouped into cardio-pulmonary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and general symptoms.”
Madsen, M. M., Trolle, C., Fynne, L. V., Ørnbøl, E., Fink, P., & Gormsen, L. K. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0307057 · Cited by 5
“Specifically, the battery included the BDS Checklist [24], Whiteley-6R [25] health anxiety index, and several symptom checklists: SCL-8 [26], SCL-4anx [27], and SCL-6dep [28].”
MethodPetersen, M. W., Wellnitz, K. B., Carstensen, T. B. W., Dantoft, T. M., Ørnbøl, E., Bjerregaard, A. A., Jørgensen, T., & Fink, P. (2025) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112073 · Cited by 7
Raasthøj, I., Jarbøl, D. E., Rasmussen, S., Wehberg, S., Sætre, L. M. S., Rosendal, M., & Carstensen, T. B. W. (2024) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111832 · Cited by 5
Stegink, S., Elliott, A. M., & Burton, C. D. (2019) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-019-3938-z · Cited by 5
Pedersen, H. F., Lamm, T. T., Fink, P., Ørnbøl, E., & Frostholm, L. (2023) · Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications · doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101069 · Cited by 4
E-Health Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Lyhne, J. D., Smith, A. B., Timm, S., Klein, B., Thewes, B., Girgis, A., Bamgboje‐Ayodele, A., Beatty, L., Fardell, J. E., Fink, P., et al. (2025) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42112 · Cited by 7
Nyengaard, R., Kallesøe, K. H., Rimvall, M. K., Ørnbøl, E., Wellnitz, K. B., Olsen, E. M., Wyller, V. B., & Rask, C. U. (2024) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05518-4 · Cited by 4
“…symptoms were assessed by the 25-item BDS checklist, a validated self-report questionnaire developed to identify individuals with probable FSD by assessing physical symptoms from four symptom clusters: cardiopulmonary/autonomic, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and general symptoms [11, 46, 47].”
MethodFluctuation of functional somatic disorders in a population-based cohort. The DanFunD study
Schovsbo, S. U., Kårhus, L. L., Bjerregaard, A. A., Petersen, M. W., Frostholm, L., Fink, P., Carstensen, T. B. W., Eplov, L. F., Benros, M. E., Brix, S., et al. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0312031 · Cited by 4
Andersen, S. T., Strandberg‐Larsen, K., Skovgaard, A. M., Rimvall, M. K., Meyer, L. B., & Olsen, E. M. (2023) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.24023 · Cited by 4
Heidari, Z., Feizi, A., Rezaei, S., Roohafza, H., & Adibi, P. (2021) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03278-z · Cited by 5
Lipid metabolism and functional somatic disorders in the general population. The DanFunD study
Jørgensen, T., Jacobsen, R. K., Sæbye, D., Petersen, M. W., Fink, P., Gormsen, L. K., Linneberg, A. R., Bjerregaard, A. A., Schovsbo, S. U., Benros, M. E., et al. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0296799 · Cited by 4
“In the analysis, BDS-total encompassed persons with either single/oligo or multi-BDS [22].”
MethodRimvall, M., Rask, C., Jensen, J., Olsen, E., Clemmensen, L., Skovgaard, A. M., Verhulst, F. C., van Os, J., & Jeppesen, P. (2024) · Schizophrenia Research · doi:10.1016/j.schres.2024.03.028 · Cited by 2
Huang, M., Chen, R., Wei, J., Fritzsche, K., Toussaint, A. C., Zhang, Y., Chen, H., Wu, H., Ma, X., Li, W., et al. (2021) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110702 · Cited by 4
Can the Whiteley Index be used to assess health anxiety in adolescents from the general population?
Duholm, C. S., Højgaard, D. R. M. A., Ørnbøl, E., Wellnitz, K. B., Thomsen, P. H., Rimvall, M. K., & Rask, C. U. (2024) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111946 · Cited by 3
Jensen, C. B., Hansen, K. T., Nielsen, C. M., Hansen, S. N., Nielsen, H. I., Rask, C. U., Fink, P., Dantoft, T. M., Jørgensen, T., Bech, B. H., et al. (2025) · European Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s10654-025-01204-1 · Cited by 3
“We used validated questionnaires including the 25-item Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS) checklist [ 15 ], the Symptom Check-list 13 (SCL-13) [ 16 ], Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [ 17 , 18], and the Whiteley-6-R scale [19].”
Jørgensen, T., Jacobsen, R. K., Petersen, M. W., Bjerregaard, A. A., Schovsbo, S. U., Gormsen, L. K., Eplov, L. F., Linneberg, A. R., Fink, P., Benros, M. E., et al. (2024) · Scandinavian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1177/14034948241283545 · Cited by 3
“The BDS concept is defined by the 25-item BDS checklist [17], and comprises four symptom clusters: cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and general symptoms.”
Münker, L., Rimvall, M. K., Frostholm, L., Ørnbøl, E., Wellnitz, K. B., Jeppesen, P., Rosmalen, J. G. M., & Rask, C. U. (2024) · European Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1007/s00431-024-05850-7 · Cited by 2
“At age 16–17, the Bodily distress syndrome (BDS) 25-checklist [45] was used to assess FSS.”
Hybelius, J., Kosic, A., Salomonsson, S., Wachtler, C., Wallert, J., Nordin, S., & Axelsson, E. (2025) · International Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s12529-025-10365-y · Cited by 2
Are Sexual Assaults Related to Functional Somatic Disorders? A Cross-Sectional Study
Jacobsen, S. A., Frostholm, L., Buhmann, C., Petersen, M. W., Ørnbøl, E., Dantoft, T. M., Bjerregaard, A. A., Eplov, L. F., & Carstensen, T. B. W. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20206947 · Cited by 2
“FSD was measured with the 25-item Bodily Distress checklist [48,49], which is a self-report measure to assess symptoms from four clusters (cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and general/fatigue symptoms) experienced during the last 12 months.”
MethodJespersen, C. P., Pedersen, H. F., Kleinstäuber, M., Fink, P., Wellnitz, K. B., Ørnbøl, E., Schröder, A., Agger, J. L., Vase, L., Finnerup, N. B., et al. (2024) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2024.107524 · Cited by 2
Raasthøj, I., Jarbøl, D. E., Rasmussen, S., Carstensen, T. B. W., & Rosendal, M. (2024) · General Hospital Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.10.005 · Cited by 2
Validity and responsiveness of GHC-index in patients with amalgam-attributed health complaints
Lamu, A. N., Robberstad, B., Hamre, H. J., Alræk, T., Musial, F., & Bjorkman, L. L. (2021) · Acta Odontologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1080/00016357.2021.1989032 · Cited by 2
Ma, J., Zheng, L., Chen, R., Ren, J., Chen, H., Zhang, Y., Li, W., Ma, X., Lu, W. D., Wu, H., et al. (2022) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-022-04342-y · Cited by 2
Schmalbach, B., Häuser, W., Brähler, E., Henningsen, P., & Wolfe, F. (2021) · Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology · doi:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/bexjsm · Cited by 1
Doustmohammadi, F., Tavoli, A., Reshvanloo, F. T., & Abaszad, A. (2024) · The Journal of Genetic Psychology · doi:10.1080/00221325.2024.2315932 · Cited by 2
“Cronbach’s alpha was reported for the four groups of symptoms as 0.83, 0.82, 0.86, and 0.82 (in the respective order mentioned in this paragraph) and as 0.92 for all the items together (Budtz-Lilly et al., 2015).”
InfluentialPost-acute non-specific symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination: a Danish population-based study
Jensen, C. B., Hansen, K. T., Bech, B. H., Hansen, S. N., Nielsen, H. I., Rask, C. U., Fink, P., Dantoft, T. M., Jørgensen, T., Labrecque, J. A., et al. (2025) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyaf173 · Cited by 1
Frumer, M., Andersen, J. H., Rask, M. T., Frostholm, L., & Rosendal, M. (2025) · Primary Health Care Research & Development · doi:10.1017/s1463423625100583 · Cited by 1
Petersen, M. W., Wellnitz, K. B., Oernboel, E., Carstensen, T. B. W., Dantoft, T. M., Bjerregaard, A. A., Joergensen, T., & Fink, P. (2025) · BMJ Public Health · doi:10.1136/bmjph-2025-003318 · Cited by 1
“Individuals with FSD were identified with the self-reported Bodily Distress Syndrome Checklist, 26 including bothersome physical symptoms within the last 12 months.”
Hammerman, O., Rasooly, A., Greenberg, D., Kushnir, T., Yaakobi, E., & Ezra, Y. (2026) · Israel Journal of Health Policy Research · doi:10.1186/s13584-026-00750-7 · Cited by 1
“[1, 39, 42] Three categories emerged from the FSD assessing how likely symptoms are to persist, impacting patients’ quality of life and HUC [43] (1) Multi-system FSD (also termed “symptom disorder”): patients experiencing multiple persistent symptoms across different physiological systems causing…”
Levin, Y., Rahamim, T., Bachem, R., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Ben‐Ezra, M., & Shevlin, M. E. (2026) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.03.020 · Cited by 1
Jensen, C. B., Sørensen, A. S., Hansen, K. T., Hansen, S. N., Josiasen, M., Marc, A. H. L., Gram, S. A., Fahnøe, C. L., Nielsen, H., Rask, C. U., et al. (2026) · Public Health · doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106429 · Cited by 1
Metadata
- Authors
- Budtz-Lilly, A., Fink, P., Ørnbøl, E., Vestergaard, M., Moth, G., Christensen, K. S., & Rosendal, M.
- Affiliations
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Budtz-Lilly, Anna
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-06
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 536-545
- ISSN
- 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2086815936
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 6.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pure.au.dk
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Health Research Fund of the Central Denmark Region (1-5-72-4-09)
- Committee for Quality Improvement and Continuing Medical Education in the Central Denmark Region (1-30-72-270-08)
- Lundbeck Foundation (R155-2012-11280)
- TrygFonden (FL-48)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- bodily distress syndrome, functional symptoms, functional disorders, psychometric validation, questionnaire development, symptom groups, case finding, primary care patients, general practice, symptom severity classification, cardiopulmonary symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, musculoskeletal symptoms
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cardiovascular System, Cross-Sectional Studies, Denmark, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Musculoskeletal System, Primary Health Care, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Respiratory System, Syndrome, Reproducibility of Results, Gastrointestinal Tract, Checklist, General Practice
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