How does safety netting for lung cancer symptoms help patients to reconsult appropriately? A qualitative study

How does safety netting for lung cancer symptoms help patients to reconsult appropriately? A qualitative study

Abstract Background Safety netting in primary care is considered an important intervention for managing diagnostic uncertainty. This is the first study to examine how patients understand and interpret safety netting advice around low-risk potential lung cancer symptoms, and how this affects reconsul...

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Main Authors: Georgia B. Black, Sandra van Os, Cristina Renzi, Fiona Walter, Willie Hamilton, Katriina L. Whitaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Early diagnosis
Primary care
Safety netting
Diagnostic uncertainty
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01791-y

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