Delivering Bad News in Emergency Care Medicine [PDF]
Forecasting is a strategy for delivering bad news and is compared to two other strategies, stalling and being blunt. Forecasting provides some warning that bad news is forthcoming without keeping the recipient in a state of indefinite suspense (stalling) or conveying the news abruptly (being blunt).
Doug Maynard
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Patients’ preferences for delivering bad news in palliative care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study [PDF]
Background One of the major challenges for healthcare professionals relates to awareness of patients’ preferences relative to how and when to break bad news and how much information should be disclosed in the eventuality of a serious medical diagnosis or
Ephrem Abathun Ayalew +2 more
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Exploring Effective Communication Strategies Employed by Physicians in Delivering Bad News in Ethiopian State Hospitals [PDF]
Alebel Guangul Gessesse,1 Jemal Mohammed Haile,2 Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay3 1Department of Journalism and Communication, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Departments of Journalism and Communication, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; 3School ...
Gessesse AG, Haile JM, Woldearegay AG
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Delivering Bad News: Emotional Perspective and Coping Strategies of Medical Students [PDF]
Krzysztof Sobczak,1 Marcin Trzciński,2 Agata Kotłowska,2 Julia Lenkiewicz,2 Oliwia Lenkiewicz,2 Julia Przeniosło,2 Jan Plenikowski2 1Department of Sociology of Medicine & Social Pathology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland;
Sobczak K +6 more
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Delivering bad news to patients. [PDF]
When physicians lack proper training, breaking bad news can lead to negative consequences for patients, families, and physicians. A questionnaire was used to determine whether a didactic program on delivering bad news was needed at our institution. Results revealed that 91% of respondents perceived delivering bad news as a very important skill, but ...
Monden KR, Gentry L, Cox TR.
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A study of Chinese medical students’ communication pattern in delivering bad news: an ethnographic discourse analysis approach [PDF]
Background Breaking bad news is inevitable for prospective doctors, it is important for medical students to learn how to humanely communicate devastating news to patients. This study explores the discourse strategies used by Chinese medical students when
Jack Pun
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SUNBURN: a protocol for delivering bad news in trauma and acute care surgery [PDF]
Introduction The delivery of bad news can be one of the most challenging tasks in surgery. There are numerous barriers specific to trauma and acute care surgery (TRACS) that make these conversations more difficult.
David Velez +2 more
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Nurses’ experiences in delivering bad news to families of end-of-life patients; a qualitative content analysis [PDF]
Background Delivering bad news to families of end-of-life (EOL) patients is a complex ethical and emotional task for nurses, particularly within culturally specific contexts.
Bahman Aghaei +5 more
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Breaking Bad News: A Simulation-Based Training Program for OB/GYN Residents [PDF]
Introduction Delivering bad news has ethical, social, and medicolegal obligations for medical professionals. The way bad news is delivered directly affects patients’ understanding and satisfaction with their medical care, with poor communication skills ...
Marisa R. Imbroane +3 more
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Delivering Bad News: An Approach According to Jewish Scriptures [PDF]
Despite a preoccupation in the medical literature with developing an effective approach for breaking bad news, the sources are based on personal opinion alone and only in some instances on qualitative research.
Sody A. Naimer, Moshe Pero
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