Management reasoning scripts: Qualitative exploration using simulated physician-patient encounters.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Management reasoning is distinct from diagnostic reasoning and remains incompletely understood. The authors sought to empirically investigate the concept of management scripts.

Methods

In November 2020, 4 investigators each reviewed 10 video clips of simulated outpatient physician-patient encounters, and used a coding form to document observations about management reasoning. The team used constant comparative analysis to integrate empirically-grounded insights with theories related to cognitive scripts and Type 1/Type 2 thinking.

Results

Management scripts are precompiled conceptual knowledge structures that represent and connect management options and clinician tasks in a temporal or logical sequence. Management scripts appear to differ substantially fro

SUBMITTER: Cook DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature