ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Uncertainty: a neglected determinant of health behavior?
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- 'What would happen if I die in a foreign country?': Cancer-related personal uncertainty and its implications for health equity among Indonesian migrant domestic workers.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivors' perspectives on a clinical decision tool to support individualized exercise prescriptions and discussions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Bearing the Burdens of Medical Uncertainty.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Navigating the Unknown: Mental Pain, Uncertainty, and Self-Isolation in Bali and Java.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2025Article
- Understanding the interplay between epidemiological and social cognitve drivers of behaviour change during the Covid-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of a comprehensive nursing intervention based on ERAS principles on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- "There was No Opportunity to Express Good or Bad": Perspectives From Patient Focus Groups on Patient Experience in Clinical Trials.Journal of patient experience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Health behaviors are critical determinants of the well-being of individuals and populations, and understanding the determinants of these behaviors has been a major focus of research. One important determinant that has received little direct attention in past health research is uncertainty: a complex phenomenon that pertains not only to scientific issues regarding the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment of health problems, but also to personal issues regarding other important health-related concerns. Here, we make the case for greater attention to uncertainty in health behavior theory and research, and especially to personal uncertainties. We discuss three exemplary types of personal uncertainty-
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