McIsaac score for group A streptococcal infection: Comparison of electronic visits versus face-to-face visits
| Autor: | Beckie J. Kronebusch, Nathaniel E. Miller, Leah M Nigon, Jennifer L Pecina, Martha A Murray, Teresa B. Jensen, Kristine S Penza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Telemedicine
medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics business.industry Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Telehealth medicine.disease Pharyngitis 03 medical and health sciences Face-to-face 0302 clinical medicine Group A streptococcal infection Emergency medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Sore throat medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of telemedicine and telecare. |
| ISSN: | 1758-1109 |
| Popis: | Introduction Acute sore throat is a common complaint traditionally completed with an in-person visit. However, non-face-to-face telemedicine visits offer greater access at reduced cost. We evaluated patient/caregiver asynchronous text-based electronic visits (eVisits) for acute sore throat and whether there was concordance for individual components and total McIsaac score compared to a clinician’s assessment. eVisits were completed by patients and/or their caregivers via a secure patient portal. Methods In this retrospective study, we manually reviewed charts between February 2017 and July 2019 of patients who had an eVisit, in-person visit and group A streptococcal (GAS) test performed on the same day for an acute sore throat. We calculated a McIsaac score for eVisits and in-person visits, and compared each component and total score using Cohen’s kappa agreement statistic. Results There were 320 instances of patients who had an eVisit, in-person visit and GAS testing done on the same day. Approximately a third of eVisits were missing at least one McIsaac component, with the physical examination elements missing most commonly. Individual score congruence was moderate for cough (0.41), fair for fever (0.34) and slight for tonsillar swelling/exudate and lymphadenopathy (0.17 and 0.08, respectively), with total congruence being slight to fair (0.09–0.37). A McIsaac score of ≤1 showed moderate agreement (0.44). Visits with complete individual score components demonstrated improved congruence: substantial for cough (0.64), moderate for fever (0.57), fair for tonsillar swelling (0.3) and slight for lymphadenopathy (0.13). Discussion Overall agreement for individual score components was better for symptoms than it was for examination components, and was improved when data were complete. A McIsaac score of 1 or 0 had moderate agreement and thus could reasonably be safely used to exclude patients from GAS testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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