Defining and Measuring Diagnostic Uncertainty in Medicine: A Systematic Review

Uncertainty in medicine

(2017) Steven Hatch   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Uncertainty in medicine

(2017) Steven Hatch   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Tolerating Uncertainty — The Next Medical Revolution?

(2016) Arabella L. Simpkin et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Early Trends Among Seven Recommendations From the Choosing Wisely Campaign

(2015) Alan Rosenberg et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

Diagnosing headache in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs’ approaches

(2014) Stefan Bösner et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Physicians’ Anxiety Due to Uncertainty and Use of Race in Medical Decision Making

(2014) Brooke A. Cunningham et al.   MEDICAL CARE

Medical errors and uncertainty in primary healthcare: A comparative study of coping strategies among young and experienced GPs

(2014) Maarit Nevalainen et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

The frequency of diagnostic errors in outpatient care: estimations from three large observational studies involving US adult populations

(2014) Hardeep Singh et al.   BMJ Quality & Safety

The Overuse of Diagnostic Imaging and the Choosing Wisely Initiative

(2013) Vijay M. Rao et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Appropriate Use of Screening and Diagnostic Tests to Foster High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care

(2013) Amir Qaseem et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Visit complexity, diagnostic uncertainty, and antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in primary care: a retrospective study

(2013) Lauren E Whaley et al.   BMC Family Practice

Diagnostic uncertainty: dichotomies are not the answer

(2013) Bethany Shinkins et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Understanding differences in electronic health record (EHR) use: linking individual physicians' perceptions of uncertainty and EHR use patterns in ambulatory care

(2013) Holly Jordan Lanham et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION

When physician-expressed uncertainty leads to patient dissatisfaction: a gender study

(2013) Gaetan Cousin et al.   MEDICAL EDUCATION

Types and Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings

(2013) Hardeep Singh et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

Physicians’ Diagnostic Accuracy, Confidence, and Resource Requests

(2013) Ashley N. D. Meyer et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

Challenges of making a diagnosis in the outpatient setting: a multi-site survey of primary care physicians

(2012) Urmimala Sarkar et al.   BMJ Quality & Safety

The dilemma of diagnostic uncertainty when treating people with chronic low back pain: a qualitative study

(2011) Susan Carolyn Slade et al.   CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Physicians’ attitudes about communicating and managing scientific uncertainty differ by perceived ambiguity aversion of their patients

(2011) David B. Portnoy et al.   HEALTH EXPECTATIONS

Varieties of Uncertainty in Health Care

(2011) Paul K. J. Han et al.   MEDICAL DECISION MAKING

Less Is More

(2010) Deborah Grady   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Is it good to express uncertainty to a patient? Correlates and consequences for medical students in a standardized patient visit

(2009) Danielle C. Blanch et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Facing uncertainty as a medical student—A qualitative study of their reflective learning diaries and writings on specific themes during the first clinical year

(2009) M.K. Nevalainen et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Physicians’ reactions to uncertainty in the context of shared decision making

(2009) Mary C. Politi et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Clinical Uncertainty, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Dyspnea

(2008) Sandy M. Green   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Diagnostic difficulty and error in primary care--a systematic review

(2008) O. Kostopoulou et al.   FAMILY PRACTICE