Trial reportRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2018
Improving Perinatology Residents' Skills in Breaking Bad News: A Randomized Intervention Study.
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- Use of Digital Technology for Developing Communication Skills in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education: Scoping Review.JMIR medical education · 2026Article
- Breaking Bad News: A Simulation-Based Training Program for OB/GYN Residents.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2026Article
- Breaking bad news: A mix methods study reporting the need for improving communication skills among doctors in Pakistan.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Breaking Bad News in Obstetrics and Gynecology: We Must Talk About It.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Review
- Breaking Bad News: A Study on Formal Training in a High-Risk Obstetrics Setting.Palliative medicine reports · 2020Article
- The Effectiveness of Communication Skills Training on Nurses' Skills and Participation in the Breaking Bad News.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveBreaking bad news (BBN) is particularly difficult in perinatology. Previous research has shown that BBN skills can be learned and improved when taught and practiced. This project evaluated whether a structured training session would enhance perinatology residents' skills in BBN.
methodsThis was a randomized controlled intervention study with year 1 to 4 Perinatology residents from a medical school in Brazil, during the 2014/15 school year. A total of 61 out of 100 (61%) eligible residents volunteered to a structured training program involving communicating a perinatal loss to a simulated patient (SP) portraying the mother followed by the SP's immediate feedback, both video recorded. Later, residents were randomly assigned to BBN training based on a setting, perception, invitation, knowledge, emotion and summary (SPIKES) strategy with video reviews (intervention) or no training (control group). All residents returned for a second simulation with the same SP blinded to the intervention and portraying a similar case. Residents' performances were then evaluated by the SP with a checklist. The statistical analysis included a repeated measures analysis of covariance (RM-ANCOVA). Complementarily, the residents provided their perceptions about the simulation with feedback activities.
resultsFifty-eight residents completed the program. The simulations lasted on average 12 minutes, feedback 5 minutes and SPIKES training between 1h and 2h30m. There was no significant difference in the residents' performances according to the SPs' evaluations (
conclusionThe SPIKES training did not significantly impact the residents' performance. The residents endorsed the simulation with feedback as a useful training modality. Further research is needed to determine which modality is more effective.
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