Tolerance of ambiguity and psychological well-being in medical training: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The prevalence of stress, burnout and mental health disorders in medical students and doctors is high. It has been proposed that there may be an association between levels of tolerance of ambiguity (ie an ability to tolerate a lack of reliable, credible or adequate information) in clinical work and psychological well-being within this population. The aims of this systematic review were: (i) to assess the nature and extent of the literature available, in order to determine if there is an association, and (ii) to develop a conceptual model proposing possible mechanisms to underpin any association, in order to inform subsequent research.

Methods

MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and PsycINFO databases were searched for articles p

SUBMITTER: Hancock J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature