Medical errors and uncertainty in primary healthcare: A comparative study of coping strategies among young and experienced GPs

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-89

  Nevalainen, Maarit ^a,b   Kuikka, Liisa ^a   Pitkälä, Kaisu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coping; Finland; General practice; GPs; Medical error; Primary care; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84902688239     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2014.929820     Document Type: Article

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