Communicating bad news

Relationships between oncohematopediatrics, mothers and children in communicating bad news.

We present a study about the relations between pediatric oncological haematologists, mothers, and children in sharing bad news (BN) in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The text emphasizes the intertwining of technique and emotions for the treatment of children with diagnoses in which the fatal outcome is always a probability. We used a qualitative approach, privileging participant observati...

[Communicating bad news: experience in a hospital of Peru].

Sr. Editor. En la relación médico-paciente, la comunicación de malas noticias se convierte en una experiencia difícil para el profesional de la salud, debido que la expresión verbal de una mala noticia trascenderá otras esferas en la percepción del paciente, y que afectará negativamente sus expectativas y proyectos de vida personal, familiar y social. Vinculado a ello, Robert Buckman, médico on...

Ethical dilemmas in communicating bad news following histopathology examination.

PURPOSE The study proposes an analysis of the ethical aspects that occur in communicating bad news following histopathology laboratory tests in medical practice, in particular in the case of the anatomical pathology diagnosis confirming a medical condition of poor prognosis. BACKGROUND Over the last decades, the progress of science and technology in the medical field, as well as the explosive...

Communicating sad, bad, and difficult news in medicine.

In every medical specialty bad, sad, and difficult information must be given to patients and their families. An insensitive approach increases the distress of recipients of bad news, may exert a lasting impact on their ability to adapt and adjust, and can lead to anger and an increased risk of litigation. Many doctors also find these interactions stressful, and in the absence of much effective ...

hiv/aids good news and bad news