The potential of uncertainty tolerance measures to identify specific needs of first-year medical residents: an exploratory study
Pål Gulbrandsen, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Paul K J Han · 2025
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Pal Gulbrandsen and co-authors explore, in a 2025 study, whether tests of tolerance for uncertainty can show what first year medical residents need. New doctors must act amid constant doubt, and people differ in how well they bear it. Knowing a resident's level could help target support early in training.
Two hundred and two residents starting at two Norwegian hospitals, from 2021 to 2023, filled in five measures. One was built for doctors, and four were general measures of doubt, ambiguity, and risk. The team checked how the scales hung together, then grouped residents by their patterns. Most residents had under a year of clinical work behind them. The question was whether the doctor specific test sorts residents better than the general ones, and what needs each group shows. That would guide mentoring in the first year.
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| CREATOR | Pål Gulbrandsen, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Paul K J Han |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |