The Inability to Calculate Predictive Values: an Old Problem that Has Not Gone Away

Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 685 - 688
Published: Apr 8, 2020
Abstract
Previous studies suggest that many physicians and medical trainees have trouble calculating the probability that a patient has a condition, also known as the predictive value.Two questions from the medical literature were administered to medical students, residents (post-medical school), fellows (post-residency), and faculty physicians.Only 6% answered both questions correctly. Most commonly, the participants grossly overestimated the...
Paper Details
Title
The Inability to Calculate Predictive Values: an Old Problem that Has Not Gone Away
Published Date
Apr 8, 2020
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
685 - 688
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