Triage and Diagnostic Accuracy of Online Symptom Checkers: Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Eva Riboli-Sasco (Author), Austen El-Osta (Author), Aos Alaa (Author), Iman Webber (Author), Manisha Karki (Author), Marie Line El Asmar (Author), Katie Purohit (Author), Annabelle Painter (Author), Benedict Hayhoe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn the context of a deepening global shortage of health workers and, in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing international interest in, and use of, online symptom checkers (OSCs). However, the evidence surrounding the triage and diagnostic accuracy of these tools remains inc...