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How Uncertainty Is Talked About in Language Discordant and Concordant Health Consultations

Patterns of Epistemic Adverb Use and Communication Accommodation Strategies

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ID24145151
AuthorsVanda Nissen (0000-0002-9299-051X, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), Renata F I Meuter (Faculty of Health, School of Psychology and Counselling Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane Australia), Renata Meuter (0000-0002-1772-7412, Queensland University of Technology), Michelle Riedlinger (0000-0003-4402-4824, Queensland University of Technology)
Year2026
Volume29
Issue5
Pagese70873-e70873
Publication date2026-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Expectations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-6513 • E-ISSN: 1369-7625
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hex.70873
PMID42734209
OpenAlexW7212774575
LanguageEN
References cited58

Accommodation · Certainty · Conversation analysis · Discourse analysis · Health communication · Interpersonal communication · Interpretability · Risk communication · Trustworthiness · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

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