Hatfield T

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

rct 2025

To what extent should doctors communicate diagnostic uncertainty with their patients? An empirical ethics vignette study

Journal of medical ethics ·doi:10.1136/jme-2024-109932

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although diagnostic uncertainty is common, patient-focused research examining its communication is lacking. We aimed to determine patient preferences for the communication of diagnostic uncertainty, and examine the effects …

qualitative 2024

How and why do doctors communicate diagnostic uncertainty: An experimental vignette study

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy ·doi:10.1111/hex.13957

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic uncertainty is common, but its communication to patients is under-explored. This study aimed to (1) characterise variation in doctors' communication of diagnostic uncertainty and (2) explore why variation occurred. M…