Use of heuristics during the clinical decision process from family care physicians in real conditions.

Carmen Fernández‐Aguilar; José Jesús Martín‐Martín; Sergio Minué Lorenzo; Alberto Fernández Ajuria

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Use of heuristics during the clinical decision process from family care physicians in real conditions.

October 6, 2021

Fernández‐Aguilar C, Martín‐Martín JJ, Minué Lorenzo S, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2022;28(1):135-141.

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Heuristics, or the use of mental shortcuts based on experience or trial and error that allow clinicians to quickly assess or diagnose a problem, can sometimes result in misdiagnosis. Three types of heuristics are explored in this study of primary care diagnostic error: representativeness, availability, and overconfidence. While a diagnostic error was identified in nearly 10% of cases, there was no significant correlation between the use of heuristics and diagnostic error.

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