Assessing risk amid uncertainty inside and outside the dermatology clinic.
Assessing risk amid uncertainty inside and outside the dermatology clinic.
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在皮肤科诊所内外的不确定性中评估风险。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaad.2023.06.038
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Harris,JohnE
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作者:
Vanderweil,StefanG;Yang,Caroline;Pagani,Kyla;Chuprin,Jane;Bernhard,Jeffrey;Harris,JohnE
Life is replete with risks, some routine, others rare. We are confronted daily with decisions to accept or minimize risks to achieve, or potentially lose, a particular benefit. However, decisions are often not based on the numerical risk-benefit ratio, but perception, which may or may not be accurate. We tend to overestimate small risks, particularly if the potential harm is catastrophic1, as many fear dying in a plane crash (lifetime risk air and space accidents of about 1: 11,108 in 2019), more than they fear dying in a motor vehicle accident (MVA)(lifetime risk of about 1: 107 in 2019), or by firearm assault (lifetime risk 1: 218 in 2019)(Mendeley Supplemental Table 1). 2When making decisions, physicians consider risks associated with treatments for our patients and our own medicolegal risk. There are risks associated with recommending interventions and even not recommending them. Furthermore, patients must decide whether to accept a recommendation, which not only depends on associated risks and benefits, but their perception, which is influenced by their own experience and worldview, as well as the practitioner’s explanation of those risks.