A typology of uncertainty derived from an analysis of critical incidents in medical residents: A mixed methods study

Medical uncertainty is inherently related to the practice of the physician and generally affects his or her patient care, job satisfaction, continuing education, as well as the overall goals of the health care system. In this paper, some new types of uncertainty, which extend existing typologies, are identified and the contexts and strategies to deal with them are studied. We carried out a mixed-methods study, consisting of a qualitative and a...