Health professionals' perceptions of breaking bad news

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 324-336

  Dickson, David ^a   Hargie, Owen ^a   Brunger, Karen ^a   Stapleton, Karyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Face to face communications; Health care; Interpersonal communications; Patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STATE MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0036047523     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860210448492     Document Type: Article

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