Figure 3. Scores on perceptions of medical uncertainty: comparisons between non-medical professionals' occupation details and nurses.

Diamonds represent mean scores.

Q1: ‘Do you think that the saying “humans make mistakes” applies to medical professionals as well’?

Q2: ‘Do you think that doctors may not be able to make a diagnosis in one visit’?

Q3: ‘Do you think that there are individual differences in how the effects of treatments and drugs appear’?

Q4: ‘Do you think that some people will have severe side effects even if they take the same medicine, while others will not’?

Q5: ‘Do you think that sudden deterioration (sudden worsening of the condition) or death that medical professionals cannot predict will occur’?

Q6: ‘What do you think is the probability of neuropathy (numbness, sensation, movement abnormalities, etc.) from blood collection’?

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