Management of Uncertainty in Everyday Pediatric Care.
Child’s best interest
Managing uncertainty
Shared decision-making
Tolerating uncertainty
Uncertainty in pediatrics
Journal
Pediatric clinics of North America
ISSN: 1557-8240
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Clin North Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401126
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Feb 2024
Historique:
medline:
27
11
2023
pubmed:
17
11
2023
entrez:
16
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Medicine is filled with uncertainty. Clinicians may experience uncertainty due to limitations in their own or existing medical knowledge. Uncertainty can be scientific, practical, or personal, and may involve issues related to probability, ambiguity, and complexity. Pediatricians face additional uncertainties related to the role of families in decision-making and limited ability to know the preferences of children. Clinicians may approach uncertainty in different ways: some choosing to embrace its presence and others attempting to avoid it. Ultimately, pediatricians must learn to navigate uncertainty together with their patients and families, minimizing it when possible while accepting that its presence is unavoidable.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37973311
pii: S0031-3955(23)00142-6
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.08.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
93-100Informations de copyright
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