Michael Farrell|Lindsay Deuster|J Donovan|Stephanie Christopher
Pediatric Residents’ Use of Jargon During Counseling About Newborn Genetic Screening Results
Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin
objective goal investigate pediatric residents usage jargon discussions positive newborn screening test results methods explicitcriteria abstraction procedure used identify jargon usage explanations transcripts encounters residents standardized parents fictitious infant found carry cystic fibrosis sickle cell hemoglobinopathy residents recruited series educational workshops inform parents positive newborn screening test results time lag jargon words explanations measured using statements contained 1 subject 1 predicate results duplicate abstraction revealed reliability 092 average number unique jargon words per transcript 20 total jargon count 723 words average 75 jargon explanations per transcript explainedtotal jargon ratio 017 jargon explained average time lag first usage explanation 82 statements conclusion large number jargon words small number explanations suggest physicians counseling newborn screening may complex parents