pharmaphorum December 16, 2020
Apps that patients can use to report symptoms and seek advice on treatment are highly variable in their accuracy, but some come close to matching GPs, says a new study.
The peer-reviewed study – published in the journal BMJ Open – compared eight of the most popular symptom assessment apps to a control group of seven GPs against a series of 200 primary care scenarios or “vignettes” designed to mimic real-world patient experiences and gleaned from the NHS 111 telephone triage service.
The apps – Ada, Babylon, Buoy, K Health, Mediktor, Symptomate, WebMD, and Your.MD – were put through their paces against three criteria, namely the breadth of content covered, and the accuracy and safety of advice given compared to...
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