DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.40246 ISSN: 2574-3805

Patient Anxiety About Immediately Released Laboratory Test Results

Uday Suresh, Bryan D. Steitz, Brian Carlson, Jaqui Dixon, Brent N. Rexer, Megan E. Salwei, S. Trent Rosenbloom, Jessica S. Ancker

This survey study examines patients’ anxiety while waiting for laboratory test results, changes in anxiety after viewing results, and intention for viewing future results.

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