Table 1 Results of factor analysis groupings
From: Calibrating a chief complaint list for low resource settings: a methodologic case study
Symptom clustering | Frequency | Discussion |
|---|---|---|
Wound, pain, bleeding from injury | 344 | All of these are related to penetrating injury, pain does not add new data, not clear if it is beneficial to have both “wound” and “bleeding” from injury |
Abdominal pain, pregnancy complication, vaginal bleeding | 23 | This cluster will likely occur together, perhaps can be addressed with training or changing the location of these complaints |
Pain, swelling | 421 | Most frequently ticked, and add little data to the underlying etiology of the symptoms |
Nausea, diarrhoea | 66 | Likely cluster as often present together, but both need to remain |
Cough, chest pain | 80 | Likely cluster as often present together, but both need to remain |
Fever, cold | 20 | “Cold” does not add additional value |
Weakness, shortness of breath | 50 | Likely cluster as often present together, but both need to remain |
ENT, dental | 20 | Would be possible to merge as likely require similar resources |
Blood in urine, GU complaint | 30 | Most did not understand “GU” complaint, could be addressed by training or remove completely |
Abnormal BP, headache | 70 | Likely cluster as often present together, but both need to remain |