Understanding diagnostic conversations in clinical practice: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Summarize frameworks to understand diagnostic conversations and assessments of diagnostic conversations in practice.

Methods

We systematically searched MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane, and other databases from inception to July 2022 for reports of diagnostic conversations. Two authors independently reviewed studies for eligibility, assessed methodological quality with the mixed methods appraisal tool and extracted information related to study characteristics, frameworks and components evaluated in assessments of diagnostic conversations and results.

Results

Eight studies were included. One study reported an empiric framework of diagnostic conversations that included the following components: identifying the problem that requires diagnosis, obtaining information, a

SUBMITTER: Huynh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002943 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature