Breaking bad news and discussing death

被引:34
作者
Ambuel, B [1 ]
Mazzone, MF [1 ]
机构
[1] Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Family & Community Med, Waukesha, WI 53188 USA
来源
PRIMARY CARE | 2001年 / 28卷 / 02期
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0095-4543(05)70021-X
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The ability to discuss bad news with a patient and family is one clinical skill that is essential to providing effective end-of-life care. Patients and families value direct, nontechnical explanations that are given by a physician with compassion and kindness. Patients and families also value time to talk, express their feelings and ask questions. The authors review research on delivering bad news, then describe a six step process to guide physicians in discussing bad news with patients: (1) create an appropriate environment; (2) open the meeting; (3) discuss the news; (4) develop a follow-up plan; (5) document the conference; and (6) engage in self-reflection.
引用
收藏
页码:249 / +
页数:20
相关论文
共 43 条
[1]  
AMBUEL B, 2000, IMPROVING END LIFE C, P165
[2]  
[Anonymous], 1992, Psycho-oncology
[3]  
BLACKHALL JL, 1995, JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC, V284, P820
[4]  
Bruera E, 1999, CANCER-AM CANCER SOC, V86, P2420, DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19991201)86:11<2420::AID-CNCR33>3.0.CO
[5]  
2-O
[6]  
Buckman R., 1992, BREAK BAD NEWS GUIDE
[7]   PATIENT PARTICIPATION IN THE CANCER CONSULTATION - EVALUATION OF A QUESTION PROMPT SHEET [J].
BUTOW, PN ;
DUNN, SM ;
TATTERSALL, MHN ;
JONES, QJ .
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, 1994, 5 (03) :199-204
[8]   Communication and decision-making in seriously ill patients: Findings of the SUPPORT project [J].
Covinsky, KE ;
Fuller, JD ;
Yaffe, K ;
Johnston, CB ;
Hamel, MB ;
Lynn, J ;
Teno, JM ;
Phillips, RS .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 2000, 48 (05) :S187-S193
[9]   Why don't patients and physicians talk about end-of-life care?: Barriers to communication for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and their primary care clinicians [J].
Curtis, JR ;
Patrick, DL ;
Caldwell, ES ;
Collier, AC .
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2000, 160 (11) :1690-1696
[10]   LETTERS TO PATIENTS - IMPROVING COMMUNICATION IN CANCER CARE [J].
DAMIAN, D ;
TATTERSALL, MHN .
LANCET, 1991, 338 (8772) :923-925