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Assessing judgment.

¹Department of Psychiatry, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts 02118.

General Hospital Psychiatry

|May 1, 1988

Summary

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Assessing clinical judgment remains challenging. This study proposes a new model to evaluate how clinicians manage uncertainty and make decisions, offering a framework for empirical testing and improved patient care.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Cognitive Psychology
Clinical Decision-Making

Background:

Clinical judgment is crucial but difficult to assess.
Existing methods for evaluating clinician judgment are inadequate.
Clinicians frequently face situations requiring complex judgment.

Observation:

The author reviews existing literature on judgment and decision-making.
A novel model for assessing clinical judgment is proposed.
The model focuses on the clinician's process of handling uncertainty.

Findings:

The proposed model operationalizes the assessment of clinical judgment for empirical study.
It evaluates how individuals appraise challenges and survey alternatives.
The model assesses the deliberation process and commitment to a preference.

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Implications:

This work provides a framework for developing objective measures of clinical judgment.
It can inform medical education and training programs.
Improved assessment of judgment can lead to enhanced patient care and safety.