Concordance of data collected by an app for medical history taking and in-person interviews from patients in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the concordance of patient information collected using a medical history app compared to in-person interviews.

Materials and methods

In this cross-sectional study we used an app to collect medical data from patients in family practice in Germany. Collected information included age, height, weight, perceived severity of complaints, and 38 current complaints. Subsequently, in-person interviews based on the query structure of the app were conducted with patients directly after the patient finished filling out the app. Concordance was assessed as exact matches between the data collected app-based and in-person interviews, with the in-person interview as a reference. Regression analysis examined which patient characteristics were associated with

SUBMITTER: Joos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11458515 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature