Uncertainty

"Uncertainty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.

Descriptor ID	D035501
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
Concept/Terms	Uncertainty Uncertainty

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Uncertainty".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Probability [E05.318.740.600]
Uncertainty [E05.318.740.600.900]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Thinking [F02.463.785]
Decision Making [F02.463.785.373]
Uncertainty [F02.463.785.373.820]
Biological Sciences [G]
Mathematical Concepts [G17]
Probability [G17.680]
Uncertainty [G17.680.875]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Probability [N05.715.360.750.625]
Uncertainty [N05.715.360.750.625.850]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Probability [N06.850.520.830.600]
Uncertainty [N06.850.520.830.600.900]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Uncertainty".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Uncertainty".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Uncertainty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 34 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	2	2
2010	1	2	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	3	4
2017	1	1	2
2019	1	2	3
2021	2	4	6
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.

Talmud J, Spiegel R. Uncertainty in the Management of Uncertain Head Trauma: January 2024 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan; 83(1):81-82.

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Plassman BL, Ford CB, Smith VA, DePasquale N, Burke JR, Korthauer L, Ott BR, Belanger E, Shepherd-Banigan ME, Couch E, Jutkowitz E, O'Brien EC, Sorenson C, Wetle TT, Van Houtven CH. Elevated Amyloid-? PET Scan and Cognitive and Functional Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia of Uncertain Etiology. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 97(3):1161-1171.

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Rusnack F, Papanagnou D, Reopelle K, Devlin D, Kilpatrick J, Ogle M, Stephens M, Ziring D, Ankam N. Navigating Uncertainty in Clinical Practice: A Workshop to Prepare Medical Students to Problem-Solve During Complex Clinical Challenges. MedEdPORTAL. 2023; 19:11334.

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Mowforth OD, Burn L, Khan DZ, Yang X, Stacpoole SRL, Gronlund T, Tetreault L, Kalsi-Ryan S, Starkey ML, Sadler I, Sarewitz E, Houlton D, Carter J, Howard P, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Guest JD, Aarabi B, Kwon BK, Kurpad SN, Harrop J, Wilson JR, Grossman R, Smith EK, McNair A, Fehlings MG, Kotter MRN, Davies BM. Lived experience-centred word clouds may improve research uncertainty gathering in priority setting partnerships. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2023 Apr 22; 23(1):100.

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Ogle M, Papanagnou D, Reopelle K, Rusnack F, Feingold-Link J, Poluch M, Ankam N. Intolerance of uncertainty and attitudes towards persons living with disabilities in medical students: Is there a correlation? Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1149725.

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Wong AL, Green AL, Isaacs MW. Motor Plans under Uncertainty Reflect a Trade-Off between Maximizing Reward and Success. eNeuro. 2022 Mar-Apr; 9(2).

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Tacy TA, Kasparian NA, Karnik R, Geiger M, Sood E. Opportunities to enhance parental well-being during prenatal counseling for congenital heart disease. Semin Perinatol. 2022 06; 46(4):151587.

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Papanagnou D, Ankam N, Ebbott D, Ziring D. Towards a medical school curriculum for uncertainty in clinical practice. Med Educ Online. 2021 Dec; 26(1):1972762.

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Papanagnou D, Ankam N, Ebbott D, Ziring D. Preparing Medical Students for Uncertainty in Clinical Practice: Recommendations for Clinical Clerkships. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S210-S211.

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Davies BM, Mowforth OD, Khan DZ, Yang X, Stacpoole SRL, Hazenbiller O, Gronlund T, Tetreault L, Kalsi-Ryan S, Starkey ML, Sadler I, Sarewitz E, Houlton D, Carter J, Howard E, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Guest JD, Aarabi B, Kwon BK, Kurpad SN, Harrop J, Wilson JR, Grossman R, Smith EK, McNair AGK, Fehlings MG, Kotter MRN. The development of lived experience-centered word clouds to support research uncertainty gathering in degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from an engagement process and protocol for their evaluation, via a nested randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jun 25; 22(1):415.

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