Feel Worried, Overloaded, or Fatalistic? The Determinants of Cancer Uncertainty Management Preferences
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1692489
Abstract: ABSTRACT Uncertainty in the context of cancer involves a complex and conflicting decision-making process. Individual preferences of seeking or avoiding information in the decisions of maintaining, reducing, or increasing uncertainty often depend on key cancer-related… read more here.
Keywords: information; uncertainty; uncertainty management; cancer ... See more keywords
Pediatricians' Communication about Medical Uncertainty: Goal-Oriented Communication and Uncertainty Management.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.2012896
Abstract: Despite the prevalence of uncertainty in medicine, many physicians experience anxiety as a result of medical uncertainty and are reluctant to discuss uncertainty with others. When pediatricians do disclose uncertainty to parents, they are managing… read more here.
Keywords: medical uncertainty; uncertainty management; communication; uncertainty ... See more keywords
Exploring Early-Career Job Seekers’ Online Uncertainty Management
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DOI: 10.1177/23294884221096673
Abstract: Using the framework of uncertainty management theory (UMT), this study qualitatively explores the extent to which entry-level job seekers engage in online information seeking, or cybervetting, about employers, why they do it, and how cybervetting… read more here.
Keywords: information; job seekers; uncertainty; uncertainty management ... See more keywords