Benchmarking Triage Capability of Symptom Checkers Against That of Medical Laypersons: Survey Study

• Main Authors: Schmieding, Malte L (Author), Mörgeli, Rudolf (Author), Schmieding, Maike A L (Author), Feufel, Markus A (Author), Balzer, Felix (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSymptom checkers (SCs) are tools developed to provide clinical decision support to laypersons. Apart from suggesting probable diagnoses, they commonly advise when users should seek care (triage advice). SCs have become increasingly popular despite prior studies rating their performance as...