| Title |
Do Physicians Know When Their Diagnoses Are Correct?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of General Internal Medicine, March 2005
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.30145.x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Charles P. Friedman, Guido G. Gatti, Timothy M. Franz, Gwendolyn C. Murphy, Fredric M. Wolf, Paul S. Heckerling, Paul L. Fine, Thomas M. Miller, Arthur S. Elstein |
| Abstract |
This study explores the alignment between physicians' confidence in their diagnoses and the "correctness" of these diagnoses, as a function of clinical experience, and whether subjects were prone to over-or underconfidence. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 42% |
| Scientists | 4 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 133 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 11% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 48 | 34% |
| Unknown | 15 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 46% |
| Psychology | 14 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 21 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5
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