The social experience of uncertainty: a qualitative analysis of emergency department care for suspected pneumonia for the design of decision support
Peter Taber, Charlene Weir, Susan L. Zickmund, Elizabeth Rutter, Jorie Butler, Barbara E. Jones · 2024
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Peter Taber and five co-authors interviewed emergency clinicians about deciding on suspected pneumonia in a 2024 study. The long-term aim is decision support that cuts needless spread in diagnosis and treatment. Sixteen clinicians from nine veterans' hospitals spoke about cases they chose and the settings they work in.
Four themes stood out. Deciding is a social act, shaped by talks with admitting teams. The habit of letting a firm diagnosis drive treatment fits pneumonia poorly, since the call is often unsure. The chaos of the department forces active effort to gather and hold facts. High stakes and doubt push clinicians toward safer, more guarded choices. Support tools, the authors argue, must be built for this social, uncertain reality.
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| CREATOR | Peter Taber, Charlene Weir, Susan L. Zickmund, Elizabeth Rutter, Jorie Butler, Barbara E. Jones |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |