introduction: Bad news can cause a strong emotional and steressful response, unpleasant feeling or behavior, it can change their attitude towards themselves or their futures. Given the importance of how to tell bad news to a patient or his/her family and its consequent effect, this study aims to present a solution and a model for this issue based on Islamic- Iranian culture by reviewing previou...

Breaking bad news is one of the most difficult tasks an emergency physician has to perform and unfortunately it is not well studied. Almost all of the original studies for compilation of the guidelines of breaking bad news have been conducted in a non-emergent situation and were physician-oriented. In this study and by reviewing related articles in medical databases, the authors try to show the...

Breaking bad news to patients and their families is an important issue in health care services. Since access to information is among the basic rights of the patient, investigating the experiences of patients and their families after receiving bad news can make the process more purposeful and prevent unnecessary suffering. This study aimed to describe the experiences of patients and their famili...