کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2711559 | 1145041 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
BackgroundComputer expert systems may be of benefit to podiatrists in assisting in diagnosis. However little is known about how podiatrists use certain forms of clinical reasoning in making a diagnosis.ObjectivesTo investigate the mechanisms used by podiatrists in the process of clinical reasoning and whether a computer expert system may aid the process of diagnosis.MethodLaddering was used on a random sample of 12 podiatrists to find why podiatrists use certain mechanisms of clinical reasoning to make a diagnosis. Each podiatrist was interviewed by telephone and the information recorded to audio tape. A content analysis of the laddering data produced a hierarchical value map for clinical reasoning.ResultsThe hierarchical value map suggested that the podiatrists rely on tacit knowledge and highly schematized knowledge for their clinical decision making. It was concluded that a computer expert system is not the best technology for clinical decision making in this context.
Journal: The Foot - Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2006, Pages 71–75