Erkelens2021

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Erkelens2021
BibType ARTICLE
Key Erkelens2020
Author(s) Daphne C. Erkelens, Tessa C. van Charldorp, Vera V. Vinck, Loes T. Wouters, Roger A. Damoiseaux, Frans H. Rutten, Dorien L. Zwart, Esther de Groot
Title Interactional implications of either/or-questions during telephone triage of callers with chest discomfort in out-of-hours primary care: A conversation analysis
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Tag(s) EMCA, Telephone, Triage, Primary care, Out of hours care, Questions, Either or questions, Chest discomfort, Telehealth, In press, Dutch, Netherlands
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.07.011
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Abstract

Objective To explore the interactional implications of either/or-questions on the interaction between people who call out-of-hours services in primary care (OHS-PC) and triage nurses who use a decision support tool called the ‘Netherlands Triage Standard’ (NTS) during telephone triage.

Methods A qualitative study of 68 triage conversations at six Dutch OHS-PC. Patients called the OHS-PC with symptoms, e.g. chest discomfort, suggestive of acute coronary syndrome. Using conversation analysis, we identified two categories of multiple-choice either/or-questions that indicated interactional difficulties, shown in hesitation markers within callers’ responses.

Results Our analysis shows that interactional difficulties mainly arise when (i) questions are poorly designed by the triage nurse; or (ii) when the caller’s complaints are ambiguously presented reflecting patient’s difficulties to verbalize them (e.g. “not feeling well”).

Conclusion The way NTS displays key diagnostic options encourages triage nurses to use multiple-choice either/or-questions. More awareness among triage nurses is needed on undesirable implications of either/or-questions on the interaction.

Practice implications We recommend changing the NTS display of diagnostic options and to use questions with fewer options in order to decrease the chance of formulating ambiguous questions soliciting unclear responses. Furthermore, asking content questions when complaints are ambiguously formulated may specify the presentation of complaints.

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