Linking Patient-Reported and Clinician-Assessed Wound Status via Chatbot-Based Digital Surveillance for Wound Infection: Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital wound monitoring has become increasingly feasible with the widespread use of smartphones and mobile messaging platforms. Although most previous studies have focused on chronic wounds and demonstrated the clinical benefits of remote monitoring, little is known about how patients with acute wounds perceive and report wound-related changes after discharge; these factors may affect the accuracy and reliability of patient-facing digital health systems.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of patient-reported infection symptoms in predicting clinician-initiated callbacks within a chatbot-based wound monitoring platform. A secondary objective was to identify wound features most strongly associated with patient-reported infection and e

SUBMITTER: Su YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828308 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature