ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2014
Giving bad news: a qualitative research exploration.
Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Information-sharing experiences of professionals looking after children with cancer: a qualitative exploration from a specialist paediatric oncology unit in India.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Important Aspects Influencing Delivery of Serious News in Pediatric Oncology: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Exploring nurses' experiences of psychological distress during care of patients with COVID-19: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Design and Validation of a Questionnaire on Communicating Bad News in Nursing: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Breaking Bad News: A Study on Formal Training in a High-Risk Obstetrics Setting.Palliative medicine reports · 2020Article
- Practice patterns of multidisciplinary team meetings in Korean cancer care and patient satisfaction with this approach.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2020Article
- Breaking Bad News: A Valid Concern among Clinicians.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2019Article
- Information-sharing challenges between adolescents with cancer, their parents and health care providers: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- Breaking bad news protocol for cancer disclosure: an Iranian version.Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine · 2017Review
- Exploring perceptions and preferences of patients, families, physicians, and nurses regarding cancer disclosure: a descriptive qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Article
- Nurses' perspectives on breaking bad news to patients and their families: a qualitative content analysis.Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine · 2014Article
- Breaking bad news: doctors' skills in communicating with patients.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaObservational
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Abstract
backgroundThe manner in which healthcare professionals deliver bad news affects the way it is received, interpreted, understood, and dealt with. Despite the fact that clinicians are responsible for breaking bad news, it has been shown that they lack skills necessary to perform this task.
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to explore Iranian mothers' experiences to receive bad news about their children cancer and to summarize suggestions for improving delivering bad news by healthcare providers. MATERIALS AND
methodsA qualitative approach using content analysis was adopted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 mothers from two pediatric hospitals in Iran.
resultsFive major categories emerged from the data analysis, including dumping information, shock and upset, emotional work, burden of delivering bad news to the family members, and a room for multidisciplinary approach.
conclusionsEffective communication of healthcare team with mothers is required during breaking bad news. Using multidisciplinary approaches to prevent harmful reactions and providing appropriate support are recommended.
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