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Breaking Bad News: Exploring Patient's Perspective And Expectations, Sidra Ishaque, Taimur Saleem, Fariha Batool Khawaja, Waris Qidwai
Breaking Bad News: Exploring Patient's Perspective And Expectations, Sidra Ishaque, Taimur Saleem, Fariha Batool Khawaja, Waris Qidwai
Department of Family Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To explore patient's perspectives and expectations from physicians with respect to breaking of bad news.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the Community Health Centre of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan. All consenting individuals from 18 to 60 years of age were interviewed on the basis of a structured, pre-tested questionnaire.
RESULTS: The response rate for this study was 91.3%. A total of 400 respondents completed the full interview. About 60% patients had a fairly accurate idea about the implications of the phrase "bad news". A big proportion (44.1%) of people reported that bad news …