How do primary care doctors deal with uncertainty in making diagnostic decisions? The development of the 'Dealing with Uncertainty Questionnaire' (DUQ).

  • Antonius Schneider
  • Bernd Löwe
  • Stefan Barie
  • Stefanie Joos
  • Peter Engeser
  • Joachim Szecsenyi

Abstract

Diagnostic uncertainty plays an important role in primary care. Nevertheless, the practical way how general practitioners (GPs) deal with uncertainty remains unclear. The purpose was to develop a questionnaire which describes and measures the level of action and active reasoning in dealing with uncertainty.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheDeutsch
Aufsatznummer3
ISSN1356-1294
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2010
pubmed 20604824