Tolerance of uncertainty: Conceptual analysis, integrative model, and implications for healthcare

Marij A. Hillen, Caitlin M. Gutheil, Tania D. Strout, Ellen M.A. Smets and Paul K.J. Han

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 180, issue C, 62-75

Abstract: Uncertainty tolerance (UT) is an important, well-studied phenomenon in health care and many other important domains of life, yet its conceptualization and measurement by researchers in various disciplines have varied substantially and its essential nature remains unclear.

Keywords: Uncertainty; Ambiguity; Tolerance; Intolerance; Conceptual analysis; Narrative review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.024

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