Abstract:Background: The majority of practising physicians experience burnout. One of the factors most frequently advocated to increase such risk is breaking bad news (BBN). Several reports, by showing alteration of physiological indices, have empirically suggested that BBN may stress physicians, ultimately contributing to burnout. However, the association between the way serious news is broken and burnout has not been explored yet. In this study we investigated the correlation between burnout and physicians' self-effi… Show more
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