Reliability of uncertainty tolerance scales implemented among physicians and medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis

GC Stephens, MN Karim, M Sarkar, AB Wilson… - Academic …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Uncertainty tolerance (UT) is a construct describing individuals' perceptions of, and
responses to, uncertainty across their cognition, emotion, and behavior. Various UT scales …

Perceptions and tolerance of uncertainty: relationship to trust in COVID-19 health information and vaccine hesitancy

AS Gillman, L Scharnetzki, P Boyd, RA Ferrer… - Journal of behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the public to considerable scientific uncertainty, which
may promote vaccine hesitancy among individuals with lower tolerance of uncertainty. In a …

Uncertainty and negative emotions in parental decision-making on childhood vaccinations: Extending the theory of planned behavior to the context of conflicting …

JY Li, TJ Wen, R McKeever, JK Kim - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Delaying childhood vaccinations has become a public health threat. Numerous studies have
shown that the proliferation of conflicting information about the health effects of childhood …

Genome-matched treatments and patient outcomes in the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI)

EC Anderson, J DiPalazzo, FL Lucas, MJ Hall… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
Genomic tumor testing (GTT) is an emerging technology aimed at identifying variants in
tumors that can be targeted with genomically matched drugs. Due to limited resources, rural …

The role of ethics in technology acceptance: analysing resistance to new health technologies on the example of a COVID-19 contact-tracing app

N Lin-Hi, L Haensse, L Hollands… - Journal of Decision …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
New health technologies promise enormous benefits for human wellbeing, yet their diffusion
is often inhibited by potential users' uncertainty about their consequences. Since ethics help …

The Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative: implementing a community cancer genomics program across an entire rural state

J Rueter, EC Anderson, LC Graham, A Antov… - JCO precision …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) aimed to overcome patient-and
provider-level barriers to using genomic tumor testing (GTT) in rural practices by providing …

Urban-rural and socioeconomic differences in patient knowledge and perceptions of genomic tumor testing

JF DiBiase, E Scharnetzki, E Edelman… - JCO precision …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Social determinants of health, such as rurality, income, and education, may
widen health disparities by driving variation in patients' knowledge and perceptions of …

Cross-sectional survey examining patient attitudes and preferences for rescheduling screening colonoscopies canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

KD Valentine, L Leavitt, SJ Atlas, E Chen… - MDM Policy & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic colonoscopies for colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening were canceled. Patient perceptions of the benefits and risks of routine screening …

Role of patient-provider communication on older adults' preferences for continuing colorectal cancer testing and visit satisfaction

AT Langford, K Valentine, LH Simmons… - Patient education and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective To identify possible predictors of older adults' preferences for stop** or
continuing colorectal cancer (CRC) testing and satisfaction with medical visits. Methods …

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 …