bySt. Michael's Hospital Physicians have long been taught that a physical examination is not complete without an assessment of whether a patient appears to be acutely or chronically ill. But new research from St. Michael's Hospital says how sick a patient appears to be may have limited value...
Appearing to be chronically ill may not be a good indication of poor healthNew research from St. Michael's Hospital says how sick a patient appears to be may have limited value in diagnosing their actual state of health.About St. Michael’s HospitalMedia contactsHealthcarepapers...
To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a physician's assessment that a patient "appears chronically ill" for the detection of poor health status. The health status of 126 adult outpatients was determined using the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). Physician participants (n=111...
Dr. Stephen Hwang, a general internal medicine physician and the scientist at the hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health who directed the study, said he believed this was the first study to examine the performance of "appearing chronically ill" as a test for diagnosing poor health...