Various diseases are shown in the form of case vignettes. No disease/health problem is examined directly.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Medical laypeople are presented with a selection of 45 different case vignettes (sampled from "ask-the-doctor" platforms) that they are asked to evaluate
Group 2: Symptom checkers are tested
Sponsors
Fachgebiet Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: US residents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participation in prior studies of the chair/institute - Professional medical training
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy when assessing vignettes. For each case vignette, participants decide whether it is (a) an emergency, (b) urgent symptoms (seeking care within 1 day), (c) a non-emergency where care is sufficient within a week, or (d) symptoms that can be self-treated. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Accuracy differentiated by triage level - Safety of advice - Comprehensiveness (for symptom checkers only) - Inclination to overtriage - Item Difficulty - Item-Total Correlation - Capability Comparison Score | — |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Public ContactMarvin Kopka
Fachgebiet Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin
Outcome results
None listed