Abstract Requesting that serious diagnoses be concealed from patients, a widespread phenomenon in many cultures, presents professional dilemma. Practical and sensitive communication strategies are needed. Methodology In this paper, we use analysis of the existing literature to develop tool for practitioners facing requests diagnostic non-disclosure. Our approach builds on strategies, providing ...

When physicians lack proper training, breaking bad news can lead to negative consequences for patients, families, and physicians. A questionnaire was used to determine whether a didactic program on delivering bad news was needed at our institution. Results revealed that 91% of respondents perceived delivering bad news as a very important skill, but only 40% felt they had the training to effecti...

Breaking bad news can be an intimidating task for any physician. The aim of this study was to record the practices of breaking bad news to the patients by Pakistani radiologists and trainees. The radiologists and trainees attending the 26th National Radiological Conference in October 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan, were surveyed. The response rate was 76%. The respondents included residents (51%), p...

OBJECTIVE Bad news disclosure is one of the most complex tasks of physicians. Recent evidences indicate that patients' and physicians' attitude toward breaking bad news has been changed since few years ago. The evidence of breaking bad news is different across cultures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitude of medical staff toward breaking bad news to provide a clinical guideline in...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to show that physician communication style of breaking bad news affects how the physician is perceived, how satisfied recipients of bad news are with the consultation, and how they feel after the consultation. METHOD Female participants (students, N=159) were asked to put themselves in the shoes of a patient receiving the bad news of a breast cancer diagno...