How decontextualised risk information affects clinicians’ understanding of risk and uncertainty in primary care diagnosis: a qualitative study of clinical vignettes

Alex Burns; Elizabeth Shephard; Raff Calitri; Adrian Mercer; Edmund Jack; Mark Tarrant; Sarah Dean

doi:10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0040

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How decontextualised risk information affects clinicians’ understanding of risk and uncertainty in primary care diagnosis: a qualitative study of clinical vignettes

Alex Burns, Elizabeth Shephard, Raff Calitri, Adrian Mercer, Edmund Jack, Mark Tarrant and Sarah Dean

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0040. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0040

Alex Burns

1 Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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Elizabeth Shephard

1 Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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Raff Calitri

2 University of Plymouth, School of Psychology, Plymouth, UK

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Adrian Mercer

3 Patient and Public Contributor, Devon, UK

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Edmund Jack

4 Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth, UK

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Mark Tarrant

2 University of Plymouth, School of Psychology, Plymouth, UK

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Sarah Dean

1 Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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Alex Burns, Elizabeth Shephard, Raff Calitri, Adrian Mercer, Edmund Jack, Mark Tarrant, Sarah Dean

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0040. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0040

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How decontextualised risk information affects clinicians’ understanding of risk and uncertainty in primary care diagnosis: a qualitative study of clinical vignettes

Alex Burns, Elizabeth Shephard, Raff Calitri, Adrian Mercer, Edmund Jack, Mark Tarrant, Sarah Dean

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0040. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0040

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