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The diagnostic and triage accuracy of digital and online symptom checker tools: a systematic review.

August 31, 2022

Wallace W, Chan C, Chidambaram S, et al. NPJ Digit Med. 2022;5(1).

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Patient use of digital and online symptom checkers is increasing, but formal validation of these tools is lacking. This systematic review identified ten studies assessing symptom checkers evaluating a variety of conditions, including infectious diseases and ophthalmic conditions. The authors concluded that the diagnostic and triage accuracy of symptom checkers varies and has low accuracy.

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