Background Physicians routinely encounter diagnostic uncertainty in practice. Despite its
impact on health care utilization, costs and error, measurement of diagnostic uncertainty is …

Learning to take safe and effective action in complex settings rife with uncertainty is
essential for patient safety and quality care. Doing so is not easy for trainees, as they often …

Uncertainty and affect are fundamental and interrelated aspects of the human condition.
Uncertainty is often associated with negative affect, but in some circumstances, it is …

Background Medical uncertainty is a pervasive and important problem, but the strategies
physicians use to manage it have not been systematically described. Objectives To explore …

Objective To promote a more systematic approach to research on uncertainty in health care,
and to explore promising starting points and future directions for this research. Methods We …

In spite of substantial spending and resource utilization, today's health care remains
characterized by poor outcomes, largely due to overuse (overtesting/overtreatment) or …

Background Uncertainty is a ubiquitous and dynamic presence throughout healthcare
systems and encounters, affecting the quality and safety of care. Although previous research …

Scholars from a range of disciplines including medicine, sociology, psychology, and
philosophy have addressed the concepts of ambiguity and uncertainty in medical practice …

In the field of medicine, uncertainty is inherent. Physicians are asked to make decisions on a
daily basis without complete certainty, whether it is in understanding the patient's problem …

Conveying the uncertainty inherent in clinical practice has rightly become a focus of medical
training. To date, much of the emphasis aims to encourage trainees to acknowledge and …