posttest

The primary component of the posttest session is result notification.

When a test result is negative, the posttest session may be briefer.

They may decide to receive the results at the posttest meeting, delay result notification, or less commonly, not receive the results of testing.

In the diagram above, this positive post-test probability, that is, the posttest probability of a target condition given a positive test result, is calculated as:

They should be informed that their interest in receiving results will be addressed at the beginning of the posttest meeting (see below), and time will be available to review their concerns and thoughts on notification.