• Courteous but not curious: how doctors' politeness masks their existential neglect. A qualitative study of video-recorded patient consultations 

      Agledahl, Kari Milch; Gulbrandsen, Pål; Førde, Reidun; Wifstad, Åge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-24)
      Objective To study how doctors care for their patients, both medically and as fellow humans, through observing their conduct in patient–doctor encounters.<p> <p>Design Qualitative study in which 101 videotaped consultations were observed and analysed using a Grounded Theory approach, generating explanatory categories through a hermeneutical analysis of the taped consultations. <p>Setting A ...
    • How physicians manage medical uncertainty: A qualitative study and conceptual taxonomy 

      Han, Paul K.J.; Strout, Tania D.; Gutheil, Caitlin; Germann, Carl; King, Brian; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas; Gulbrandsen, Pål; Trowbridge, Robert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-01)
      Background - Medical uncertainty is a pervasive and important problem, but the strategies physicians use to manage it have not been systematically described.<p> <p>Objectives - To explore the uncertainty management strategies employed by physicians practicing in acute-care hospital settings and to organize these strategies within a conceptual taxonomy that can guide further efforts to understand ...
    • LIS1-leger og medisinsk usikkerhet – en kvalitativ studie 

      Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas; Asdal, Karoline; Nightingale, Bruno; Han, Paul K.; Gregersen, Trine Ammentorp; Gulbrandsen, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-29)
      BAKGRUNN - Hvordan norske leger håndterer medisinsk usikkerhet, er lite studert. Formålet med studien var å undersøke hvordan leger i spesialisering del 1 (LIS1-leger) opplever og håndterer usikkerhet i en klinisk hverdag.<p> <p>MATERIALE OG METODER - Ti LIS1-leger ved to sykehus ble rekruttert til intervjuer etter svarmønsteranalyse fra et kartleggende spørreskjema. Intervjuene ble analysert ...
    • Statusbericht aus Norwegen: Implementierung von Patientenbeteiligung im norwegischen Gesundheitswesen 

      Kasper, Jürgen; Lager, Anne Regine; Rumpsfeld, Markus; Kienlin, Simone Maria; Smestad, Kristine Hoel; Bråthen, Tone; Ankell, Holly; Knutsen, Tore; Kløvtveit, Rune; Gulbrandsen, Pål; Vandvik, Per Olav; Heen, Anja Fog; Flottorp, Signe; Tollåli, Geir; Eiring, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-22)
      Norway has traditionally high standards regarding civil rights particularly emphasizing equal access to societal resources including health care. This background and the health care system’s centralized national organization make it perfectly suited for implementation of shared decision making (SDM). In recent years, great efforts have been made by policy- makers, regional health authorities and ...
    • Uncertainty in health care: Towards a more systematic program of research 

      Han, Paul K.J.; Babrow, Austin; Hillen, Marij A.; Gulbrandsen, Pål; Smets, Ellen M.; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)
      <i>Objective</i> - To promote a more systematic approach to research on uncertainty in health care, and to explore promising starting points and future directions for this research.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - We examine three fundamental aspects of medical uncertainty that a systematic research program should ideally address: its nature, effects, and communication. We summarize key insights from past ...