Do patients' disruptive behaviours influence the accuracy of a doctor's diagnosis? A randomised experiment

H G Schmidt; Tamara van Gog; Stephanie CE Schuit; Kees Van den Berge; Paul LA Van Daele; Herman Bueving; Tim Van der Zee; Walter W Van den Broek; Jan LCM Van Saase; Sílvia Mamede

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004109

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Do patients' disruptive behaviours influence the accuracy of a doctor's diagnosis? A randomised experiment

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H G Schmidt Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tamara van Gog Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie CE Schuit Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kees Van den Berge Department of Internal Medicine, Admiraal de Ruyter Hospital, Goes, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul LA Van Daele Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Herman Bueving Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim Van der Zee Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Walter W Van den Broek Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jan LCM Van Saase Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sílvia Mamede Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sílvia Mamede, Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, Ae-242, Rotterdam 3015CN, The Netherlands; s.mamede{at}erasmusmc.nl

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Schmidt HG, van Gog T, CE Schuit S, et al

Do patients' disruptive behaviours influence the accuracy of a doctor's diagnosis? A randomised experiment

BMJ Quality & Safety 2017;26:19-23.

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Received February 24, 2015
Revised January 10, 2016
Accepted January 12, 2016
First published March 7, 2016.

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