The influence of symptom checkers on decisional certainty and anxiety of users: exploratory prospective observational study
Recruiting
- Conditions
- o specific disease is examined. The symptom checker can be used for various symptoms.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00028959
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Medical Informatics and Service Unit IT Medical Data Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
Inclusion Criteria
Use of the Symptom Checker
- Use to assess their own symptoms or the symptoms of another person
- German-speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- Use of symptom checker for informational purposes without assessing symptoms
- No consent to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in certainty in the triage decision (Visual Analogue Scale). Measured before and after symptom checker usage.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Stage of decision making / change in stage (Stage of Decision Making Questionnaire by O'Connor). Time of measurement: before and after use<br>- Anxiety / change in anxiety (Visual Analogue Scale - Anxiety). Time of measurement: before and after use<br>- Urgency assessment or change in assessment (unvalidated items). Time of measurement: Before and after use<br>- Question about usage of symptom checker (unvalidated item). Time of measurement: Before use<br>- Question about experiencing symptoms (unvalided item). Time of measurement: Before use<br>- Question about usefulness (3 point Likert scale). Time of measurement: After use