Abdul Hafidz, M.I. and Zainudin, L.D. (2016) Breaking bad news: An essential skill for doctors(Article). Medical Journal of Malaysia, 71 (1). pp. 26-27. ISSN 0300-5283,
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Breaking bad news is a process of delivering news, which may negatively affect a patient’s view of the future, however is an essential skill for doctors. There are a multitude of benefits if doctors can execute this task well, and will improve the disease journey for the patient. There are several published models including the SPIKES and ABCDE models to help guide the doctor to break bad news effectively. This important skill can be taught through various methods but the most effective may be actually observing a session by senior clinicians.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Breaking bad news; Communication skill; Patient-physician communication |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2017 01:34 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2017 01:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/17975 |
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