How is “intolerance of uncertainty”(IU) measured? A systematic review of assessment tools for IU and the psychometric properties of IU questionnaires.

Y Lin, D Mason, S Zhong, C Hirsch… - … Psychology: Science and …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), a negative cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
response to uncertainties, is a transdiagnostic trait associated with a wide range of mental …

Identifying validity evidence for uncertainty tolerance scales: A systematic review

GC Stephens, MD Lazarus, M Sarkar… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Uncertainty tolerance (UT) is increasingly valued as a medical graduate attribute
and broadly measured among medical student populations. However, the validity evidence …

Medical student experiences of uncertainty tolerance moderators: a longitudinal qualitative study

GC Stephens, M Sarkar, MD Lazarus - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Uncertainty tolerance (UT), a construct explicating individuals' response to
perceived uncertainty, is increasingly considered a competency for effective medical …

'I was uncertain, but I was acting on it': A longitudinal qualitative study of medical students' responses to uncertainty

GC Stephens, M Sarkar, MD Lazarus - Medical Education, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Uncertainty is ubiquitous within medical practice. Accordingly, how individuals
respond to uncertainty, termed uncertainty tolerance (UT), is increasingly considered a …

Large language models and their implications on medical education

H Bair, J Norden - Academic Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
To The Editor: I would like to call attention to recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) that
will significantly impact the residency application process with unclear consequences. For …

Learning together: facing the challenges of sustainability transitions by engaging uncertainty tolerance and post-normal science

MD Lazarus, S Funtowicz - Sustainable Earth Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Current efforts towards sustainability tend to focus on maintaining existing systems and
structures, by relying on reductionist approaches to problem solving. Increasingly, there is a …

Simulation-based education's impact on medical students' tolerance of uncertainty: a grounded theory study

R Cole, C Bowling, X Ren, L Vojta - Medical Teacher, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this grounded study was to explore how medical students encountered and
managed uncertainty during a high-fidelity simulation. We interviewed 15 fourth year …

Finding themselves, their place, their way: uncertainties identified by medical students

C Lee, KH Hall, M Anakin - Teaching and learning in medicine, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Phenomenon: Navigating uncertainty is a core skill when practicing medicine. Increasingly,
the need to better prepare medical students for uncertainty has been recognized. Our …

Medical students' responses to uncertainty: a cross-sectional study using a new self-efficacy questionnaire in Aotearoa New Zealand

C Lee, K Hall, M Anakin, R Pinnock - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Responding well to clinical uncertainty is a crucial skill for any doctor. To better
understand how medical students develop this skill, Social Cognitive Theory can be used to …

Twelve tips for develo** healthcare learners' uncertainty tolerance

GC Stephens, MD Lazarus - Medical Teacher, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Uncertainty is pervasive throughout healthcare practice. Uncertainty tolerance
(ie adaptively responding to perceived uncertainty) is considered to benefit practitioner …