Breaking bad news: An essential skill for doctors(Article)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
Breaking bad news is a process of delivering news, which may negatively affect a patient’s view of the future, however is an essential skill for doctors. There are a multitude of benefits if doctors can execute this task well, and will improve the disease journey for the patient. There are several published models including the SPIKES and ABCDE models to help guide the doctor to break bad news effectively. This important skill can be taught through various methods but the most effective may be actually observing a session by senior clinicians.
Keywords
Breaking bad news, Communication skill, Patient-physician communication
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
71
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
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