companies must publish financial reports on time. when market information is more important and this information is used to shape more effective decision-making. although most companies, financial reports required by the authorities at intervals determined speak but at the same time, it can be claimed that the delay in publishing the financial reports of a company to another company, the differ...

breaking bad news is one of the most burdensome tasks physicians face in their everyday practice. it becomes even more challenging in the context of hiv + patients because of stigma and discrimination. the aim of the current study is to evaluate the quality of giving hiv seroconversion news according to spikes protocol. numbers of 154 consecutive hiv + patients from imam khomeini hospital testi...

background and objectives: most physicians believe that telling lies and withholding the truth is not permissible. however, it appears that holding the phenomenon telling the truth to be absolute or unconditional is not acceptable either. this study was conducted to examine qom city physicians’ attitudes with regard to revealing the influential news to patients. methods: this was a descriptive-...

Objectives: This study was done to explore the experiences of physicians in India about being the messengers of bad news and management of psychosocial burdens associated with such consultations. Methods: Narrative data was collected from 27 physicians working in four teaching hospitals, using a semi-structured interview schedule. Constant comparison analytic procedures were used to examine phy...

BACKGROUND A diagnosis of cancer is a stressful, difficult, and life-altering event. Breaking bad news is distressing to patients and families and is often uncomfortable for the nurse delivering it. Evidence-based communication models have been developed and adapted for use in clinical practice to assist nurses with breaking bad news.

. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this article is to provide an...

No one likes to be given bad news, and a diagnosis of dementia is devastating. How wonderful it would be though if the bad news and negative language stopped at that point. If someone tells you day after day that you’re suffering, you end up believing it. It has a negative impact on your wellbeing. The same would happen if you were told day after day that you are stupid—you end up thinking ther...

OBJECTIVES To obtain information regarding the involvement of pre-registration house officers (PRHOs) in the discussions on bad news, and the competency and difficulties they perceive in clinical practice. DESIGN Structured telephone interviews. PARTICIPANTS 104 PRHOs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Information about frequency and quality of involvement of PRHOs in discussions on bad news with pat...