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Clinical Trial
. 2019 Mar 25:2019:1314028.
doi: 10.1155/2019/1314028. eCollection 2019.

The Role of a Decision Support System in Back Pain Diagnoses: A Pilot Study

Achim Benditz  1 , Florian Faber  1 , Gabriela Wenk  2 , Tina Fuchs  2 , Natalie Salak  2 , Joachim Grifka  1 , Matthias Vogl  2 , Matthias Menke  2 , Petra Jansen  3
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The Role of a Decision Support System in Back Pain Diagnoses: A Pilot Study

Achim Benditz et al. Biomed Res Int. .

Abstract

It is the main goal of this study to investigate the concordance of a decision support system and the recommendation of spinal surgeons regarding back pain. 111 patients had to complete the decision support system. Furthermore, their illness was diagnosed by a spinal surgeon. The results showed significant medium relation between the DSS and the diagnosis of the medical doctor. Besides, in almost 50% of the cases the recommendation for the treatment was concordant and overestimation occurred more often than underestimation. The results are discussed in relation to the "symptom checker" literature and the claim of further evaluations.

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