Judgment Strategies for Coping With Ambiguous Clinical Situations Encountered in Primary Family Care

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Abstract
This naturalistic study identifies and describes strategies for clinical problem solving in situations of uncertainty, from observations of patient/family visits in a family health center. Judgment strategies were described for four types of uncertainty: information, diagnosis, treatment, and patient response that roughly correspond to the phases of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the clinical problem-solving process. The study contributes to increased understanding of the practical (experiential) knowledge involved in clinical judgment.

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