Examining the impact of a symptom assessment application on patient-physician interaction among self-referred walk-in patients in the emergency department (AKUSYM): study protocol for a multi-center, randomized controlled, parallel-group superiority trial

Examining the impact of a symptom assessment application on patient-physician interaction among self-referred walk-in patients in the emergency department (AKUSYM): study protocol for a multi-center, randomized controlled, parallel-group superiority trial

Abstract Background Due to the increasing use of online health information, symptom checkers have been developed to provide an individualized assessment of health complaints and provide potential diagnoses and an urgency estimation. It is assumed that they support patient empowerment and have a posi...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Napierala, Marvin Kopka, Maria B. Altendorf, Myrto Bolanaki, Konrad Schmidt, Sophie K. Piper, Christoph Heintze, Martin Möckel, Felix Balzer, Anna Slagman, Malte L. Schmieding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Symptom assessment application
Symptom checker
Randomized controlled trial
Emergency medicine
Patient-physician interaction
Clinical decision support
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06688-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06688-w

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