Clinicians diagnosing virtual patients with the classification algorithm for chronic pain in the ICD ‐11 (CAL‐CP) achieve better diagnoses and prefer the algorithm to standard tools: An experimental validation study

ConclusionsThe use of the algorithm increases the correctness of the diagnoses for chronic pain and is well accepted by clinicians. The CAL-CP's use should be considered in routine care and research contexts.Significance StatementThe ICD-11 has come into effect in January 2022. Clinicians and researchers will soon begin using the new classification of chronic pain. To facilitate clinicians training and diagnostic accuracy, a classification algorithm was developed. The paper investigates whether clinicians using the algorithm —as opposed to the generic tools provided by the WHO—reach more correct diagnoses when they diagnose standardized patients and how they rate the comparative utility of the diagnostic instruments available.
Source: European Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research