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The effect of an educational program on illness uncertainty in mothers of children with type 1 diabetes: a quasi-experimental study
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framing effect refers phenomenon wherein problem presented using different representations information people make significant changes decisions study aimed explore whether framing effect could reduced medical students residents teaching statistical concepts effect size probability sampling use medical decisionmaking process ninetyfive secondyear medical students 100 secondyear medical residents austral university buenos aires university argentina invited participate study march june 2017 questionnaire developed assess different types framing effects medical situations initial administration survey students residents taught statistical concepts including effect size probability sampling 2 individual independent official biostatistics courses interventions questionnaire randomly administered pre postintervention outcomes compared among students residents almost every type framing effect reproduced either students residents teaching medical students residents analytical process behind statistical concepts significant reduction samplesize riskychoice pseudocertainty numbersize attribute goal probabilistic formulation framing effects observed decisionmaking medical students residents simulated medical situations may affected different frame descriptions framing effects partially reduced training individuals probability analysis statistical sampling methods