Health care providers' perspectives on breaking bad news to patients.
Crit Care Nurs Q
; 23(2): 51-9, 2000 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11853027
ABSTRACT
This article reports the results of an investigation designed to obtain descriptive information about what typically transpires in bad news transactions between patients and physicians. A sample of 115 health care providers who were attending a 1-day workshop on palliative care issues responded to questions regarding bad news transactions between physicians and patients. Results indicated that giving the news in person, giving the news in a private place, having patient support providers present, and using a warm and caring tone are highly typical of bad news transactions, whereas exploring patient emotional reactions, relying on touch, delivering the news at the patient's pace, and providing written information are less typical. Nurses and physicians diverged in the perceptions about what typically transpires, suggesting that studies focusing only on physician reports or recommendations may be misleading. These data also point to the need to obtain other views of bad news transactions, and they argue for research designed to assess the relation between actual patient-physician encounters and subsequent patient-related outcomes.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Relações Médico-Paciente
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Percepção Social
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Revelação da Verdade
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Care Nurs Q
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos