Unrealistic optimism about treatment risks for acute appendicitis

Joshua E Rosen; Nidhi Agrawal; David R Flum; Joshua M Liao

doi:10.1093/bjs/znac020

Unrealistic optimism about treatment risks for acute appendicitis

Br J Surg. 2022 Apr 19;109(5):405-407. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac020.

Authors

Joshua E Rosen^{1

2}, Nidhi Agrawal^{2

3}, David R Flum^{1

2}, Joshua M Liao^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Decision Science Group, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Abstract

Unrealistic optimism is a cognitive bias that causes people to think they are at lower risk of a negative outcome than they actually are. This study identified significant unrealistic optimism towards the risks of appendicitis treatment complications.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Appendicitis* / surgery
Humans
Optimism
Surveys and Questionnaires

Abstract

MeSH terms

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