Rheumatic? A diagnostic decision support tool for individuals suspecting rheumatic diseases: Mixed-methods usability and acceptability study
Published in BMC Rheumatol, 2025
The early diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) is of paramount importance in order to prevent irreversible damage to joints and to optimize treatment outcomes. Nevertheless, conventional care pathways frequently entail diagnostic delays spanning several months. Symptom checkers (SCs) have the potential to provide a solution by offering validated symptom assessments, improving triage systems and expediting diagnostic evaluations. The objective of this mixed-methods study is to assess the usability and acceptability of the SC Rheumatic? among individuals with suspected rheumatic diseases.
Recommended citation: Jakobi S, Boy K, Wagner M, May S, Temiz A, Liphardt AM, Araujo E, Carmona L, Knevel R, Schett G, Knitza J, Muehlensiepen F, Morf H. (2025) "Rheumatic? A diagnostic decision support tool for individuals suspecting rheumatic diseases: Mixed-methods usability and acceptability study" BMC Rheumatol. 2025 May 23;9(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s41927-025-00507-w.
Recommended citation: Jakobi S, Boy K, Wagner M, May S, Temiz A, Liphardt AM, Araujo E, Carmona L, Knevel R, Schett G, Knitza J, Muehlensiepen F, Morf H. (2025) "Rheumatic? A diagnostic decision support tool for individuals suspecting rheumatic diseases: Mixed-methods usability and acceptability study" BMC Rheumatol. 2025 May 23;9(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s41927-025-00507-w.
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