Julian Blackham
Can patients apply the Ottawa ankle rules to themselves?
Blackham, Julian; Claridge, Tina; Benger, Jonathan
Authors
Tina Claridge
Jonathan Benger
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether patients with an ankle injury obtained the same results as clinicians when applying the Ottawa ankle rules (a validated clinical decision rule) to themselves. Methods: Patients aged >15 years presenting to an inner city emergency department within 48 h of an ankle injury were asked to assess their own injury using the Ottawa ankle rules. The results of their self-assessment were compared with those of a treating clinician. Results: Poor interobserver agreement was found between patients and clinicians. Conclusions: Making the Ottawa ankle rule more widely available to the general public is unlikely to reduce healthcare demand. Indeed, given the apparently low specificity of the rule, demand could actually increase as a result.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Nov 1, 2008 |
Deposit Date | Jan 21, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 2, 2016 |
Journal | Emergency Medicine Journal |
Print ISSN | 1472-0205 |
Electronic ISSN | 1472-0213 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 11 |
Pages | 750-751 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.057877 |
Keywords | Ottawa ankle rule, patients |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1007627 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.057877 |
Contract Date | Dec 2, 2016 |
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