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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Chief complaints are crucial for healthcare access but challenging to standardize in low-resource settings due to limited coding systems.
  • A pilot symptom list was developed to standardize undifferentiated chief complaints in emergency and acute care.
  • The ideal list balances usability and comprehensiveness for epidemiologic surveillance and resource needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically calibrate a pilot chief complaint symptom list for local contexts in low-resource environments.
  • To refine the symptom list based on real-world data and expert analysis.
  • To enhance the functionality of chief complaint coding for improved healthcare decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • The pilot symptom list was applied in three South African Emergency Departments as part of a larger HIV testing study.
  • Chief complaints from 3537 patients were coded, and concordance with the pilot list was assessed.
  • A modified Delphi process, incorporating user feedback and expert analysis, was used to refine the list.

Main Results:

  • Analysis of 3537 chief complaints identified 191 true mismatches (29.8%) and significant symptom clustering.
  • "Pain" was the most frequent complaint, representing 58.7% of patients.
  • The Delphi process and user feedback led to substantial revisions of the pilot symptom list.

Conclusions:

  • A systematic methodology was established for calibrating a chief complaint list for local contexts.
  • The revised list addresses misinterpreted and clustered symptoms, improving its utility.
  • Recommendations for list modifications will enhance functionality in low-resource settings.