Objective To investigate whether providing information about normal findings before a
diagnostic test improves patients' reassurance and reduces anxiety about symptoms. Design …

Objectives: To determine the rate of failure of patient reassurance after a normal test result
and study the determinants of failure. Design: Replicated single case study with qualitative …

Many patients are not reassured after receiving normal results following cardiac
investigations. While previous studies have shown anxiety to be a contributing factor, little …

Objectives: To examine commonly used methods of reassurance by clinicians and explore
their effect on patients. Design: Qualitative study of tape recordings of in-depth …

OBJECTIVE: This review is a narrative synthesis of the RCTs which studied the efficacy of
using diagnostic tests to reassure patients. METHODS: We searched for RCTs that …

Objective To determine physician perspectives about direct notification of normal and
abnormal test results. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey at five clinical sites in …

Objective: To study the time course and prediction of responses to reassurance after
gastroscopy showing no serious illness. Design: Selection of consecutive patients were …

Objective: To assess the extent to which different forms of summarising diagnostic test
information influence general practitioners' ability to estimate disease probabilities. Design …

Importance Diagnostic tests are often ordered by physicians in patients with a low pretest
probability of disease to rule out conditions and reassure the patient. Objective To study the …

Methods and results The diagnostic coordinating centre coordinates all requests from the 85
general practitioners in the Maastricht region. Written feedback is given twice a year, with …