Situativity: a family of social cognitive theories for understanding clinical reasoning and diagnostic error
The diagnostic error crisis suggests a shift in how we view clinical reasoning and may be
vital for transforming how we view clinical encounters. Building upon the literature, we …
vital for transforming how we view clinical encounters. Building upon the literature, we …
Management reasoning: implications for health professions educators and a research agenda
Substantial research has illuminated the clinical reasoning processes involved in diagnosis
(diagnostic reasoning). Far less is known about the processes entailed in patient …
(diagnostic reasoning). Far less is known about the processes entailed in patient …
Management reasoning: beyond the diagnosis
Clinical reasoning—the integration of clinical information, medical knowledge, and
contextual (situational) factors to make decisions about patient care—is fundamental to …
contextual (situational) factors to make decisions about patient care—is fundamental to …
Representation, interaction and interpretation. Making sense of the context in clinical reasoning
C Koufidis, K Manninen, J Nieminen… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background All thinking occurs in some sort of context, rendering the relation between
context and clinical reasoning a matter of significant interest. Context, however, has a …
context and clinical reasoning a matter of significant interest. Context, however, has a …
Five decades of research and theorization on clinical reasoning: a critical review
S Yazdani, M Hoseini Abardeh - Advances in medical education …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical reasoning is a complex cognitive process that is essential to evaluate and manage a
patient's medical problem. The aim of this paper was to provide a critical review of the …
patient's medical problem. The aim of this paper was to provide a critical review of the …
Clinical reasoning performance assessment: using situated cognition theory as a conceptual framework
Developing valid assessment approaches to clinical reasoning performance has been
challenging. Situated cognition theory posits that cognition (eg clinical reasoning) emerges …
challenging. Situated cognition theory posits that cognition (eg clinical reasoning) emerges …
Reframing context specificity in team diagnosis using the theory of distributed cognition
JG Boyle, MR Walters, S Jamieson, SJ Durning - Diagnosis, 2023 - degruyter.com
Context specificity refers to the vexing phenomenon whereby a physician can see two
patients with the same presenting complaint, identical history and physical examination …
patients with the same presenting complaint, identical history and physical examination …
Just fun or a prejudice?–physician stereotypes in common jokes and their attribution to medical specialties by undergraduate medical students
S Harendza, M Pyra - BMC medical education, 2017 - Springer
Background Many jokes exist about stereotypical attributes of physicians in various
specialties, which could lead to prejudices against physicians from a specific specialty. It is …
specialties, which could lead to prejudices against physicians from a specific specialty. It is …
The linguistic effects of context specificity: exploring affect, cognitive processing, and agency in physicians' think-aloud reflections
Background The literature suggests that affect, higher-level cognitive processes (eg decision-
making), and agency (the capacity to produce an effect) are important for reasoning; …
making), and agency (the capacity to produce an effect) are important for reasoning; …
What physicians reason about during admission case review
S Juma, M Goldszmidt - Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017 - Springer
Research suggests that physicians perform multiple reasoning tasks beyond diagnosis
during patient review. However, these remain largely theoretical. The purpose of this study …
during patient review. However, these remain largely theoretical. The purpose of this study …