Abstract
Breaking bad news to patients is one of the most difficult communication tasks to clinicians. The quality of delivery of bad news seems to be directly related to patients' anxiety and distress, strong emotions, their adjustments to bad situation, coping and satisfaction with care and clinical outcomes. Evidence has supported that health care professions' communication skills to deliver bad news can be improved by communication skills education and training. In this review, the author described the definition of bad news, patients' preferences and views on communication of bad news, some protocols or guidelines to breaking bad news, and educational effect of bad news communication skills training. In addition, the author suggested some practical tips and dialogue examples in Korean, which can be applied into clinical settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 847-856 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Medical Association |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Health communication
- Physician-patient relations
- Truth disclosure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)