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Role of knowledge and reasoning processes as predictors of resident physicians' susceptibility to anchoring bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment.

Mamede S, Zandbergen A, de Carvalho-Filho MA, et al. Role of knowledge and reasoning processes as predictors of resident physicians’ susceptibility to anchoring bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(9):563-572. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016621.

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May 22, 2024
Mamede S, Zandbergen A, de Carvalho-Filho MA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(9):563-572.
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Anchoring bias occurs when a physician relies on their initial diagnostic impression despite subsequent information to the contrary. This study assessed the influence of disease knowledge on susceptibility to anchoring bias. In simulated case studies, physicians with higher disease knowledge were less likely than lower knowledge physicians to be biased by salient distracting features (e.g., patient presenting problem description with or without mention of family history of unrelated disease).

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Mamede S, Zandbergen A, de Carvalho-Filho MA, et al. Role of knowledge and reasoning processes as predictors of resident physicians’ susceptibility to anchoring bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(9):563-572. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016621.