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Internet Tool to Support Self-Assessment and Self-Swabbing of Sore Throat: Development and Feasibility Study.

Mark LownKirsten Ailsa SmithIngrid MullerCatherine J WoodsEmma MaundKirsty RogersTaeko BecqueGail HaywardMichael V MoorePaul LittleMargaret GlogowskaAlastair Hay LeylandBeth L StuartEfi MantzouraniChristopher R WilcoxNatalie ThompsonNick A Francis
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2023)
Most adult and parent participants were able to use a web-based intervention to assess the clinical features of throat infections and generate scores using clinical prediction rules. However, some had difficulties assessing clinical signs, such as lymph nodes, throat pus, and inflammation, and scores were assessed as sensitive but not specific. Many participants had problems taking photographs of adequate quality, but most were able to take throat swabs and saliva samples.
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