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Table 1 Frequency of topics raised by clinicians and patients. Percentage in brackets refers to the within group frequency.

From: Analysis of clinical uncertainties by health professionals and patients: an example from mental health

Topic

Clinician n (%)

Patient n (%)

Drug

73 (45.3%)

32 (41%)

Psychological therapies

32 (19.9%)

7 (9%)

Unclassified

19 (11.8%)

13 (16.7%)

Diagnosis

8 (5%)

7 (9%)

Service delivery

8 (5%)

5 (6.4%)

Device

7 (4.3%)

3 (3.8%)

Social care

4 (2.5%)

4 (5.1%)

Complementary therapy

3 (1.9%)

3 (3.8%)

Education & training

2 (1.2%)

3 (3.8%)

Exercise

2 (1.2%)

0 (0%)

Environment

1 (0.6%)

1 (1.3%)

Stigma

1 (0.6%)

0 (0%)

Research

1 (0.6%)

0 (0%)

Total

161 (100%)

78 (100%)