Abstract
A computer based questionnaire has been developed to record the history and analyse symptoms of patients with knee disorders. The programme produces a consistent database and a structured printed report. The printed reports from 100 patients were compared with their clinical notes recorded by two specialist knee surgeons from conventional history taking in out-patient clinics. The results show an overall agreement of 90.9% (kappa statistic=0.81) between the two methods with the information content of the computer record being much greater. The ability of the computer interview to produce a detailed history similar to and even more complete than a conventional out-patient record has the potential to considerably reduce the clinical and clerical time needed for some patients.
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