Pediatric clinician perspectives on communicating diagnostic uncertainty.

Ashley N D Meyer; Traber D. Giardina; Arushi Khanna; Viraj Bhise; Geeta Singhal; Richard L. Street; Hardeep Singh

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Pediatric clinician perspectives on communicating diagnostic uncertainty.

August 7, 2019

Meyer AND, Giardina TD, Khanna A, et al. Int J Health Care Qual. 2019;31(9):g107-g112.

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This interview study examined how pediatric clinicians communicate diagnostic uncertainty to parents. Researchers found that the clinicians adjusted their explanations based on patient factors like health literacy and on the strength of the clinician–family relationship. The authors conclude that the variability in communicating diagnostic uncertainty signals a need to develop and test best practices.

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