Future doctors’ priorities and approach to breaking bad news

Rucińska, Monika; Osowiecka, Karolina; Mikulska, Magdalena; Piesik, Teresa

doi:10.5114/pm.2020.99284

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“…Numerous reports are available that reveal the emotional concerns of students regarding DBN [14][15][16]. Studies show that Polish medical students as well as medical students from other countries experience high anxiety levels and express concerns connected to delivering bad news [17]. However, there is a striking shortage of studies analyzing the impact of real DBN experience on students' attitudes.…”

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Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News

Kotłowska

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Sobczak

et al. 2022

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Background: We aimed to identify which attitudes and emotions accompany latter-year medical students as they experience situations where bad news is communicated. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) methodology in a group of 321 fifth- and sixth-year medical students from 14 medical universities in Poland. Correlations were analyzed using Pearson’s χ2 test. For the categorical variables, subject profiles were analyzed using K-means clustering. Results: Students’ self-assessments of their competence in delivering bad news (DBN) differed depending on the type of experience they had with it. More than half of the students had observed a situation of DBN (63.6%) and as many as 26.5% of the participants had received bad news themselves. These two groups were less likely to declare a lack of DBN-related skills (43.4% and 33.4%, respectively) than others. In this study, 9% of the students had personally delivered bad news. Only 13.4% of these students rated their DBN skills as insufficient. They were also the least likely to express concern regarding high levels of stress (29.6%) and anxiety (48%). Conclusions: The ability to personally deliver bad medical news to a patient was the most effective form of gaining experience in DBN. Being a bearer of bad news may help students develop their own strategies for coping with difficult emotions and develop their professional competences, leading to improved medical care and patient comfort.

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Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News

Kotłowska

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Sobczak

et al. 2022

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Unmet non-medical needs of cancer patients in Poland: a quantitative and qualitative study

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Dolińska

et al. 2024

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Purpose Cancer itself and its treatment have a multifaceted impact on patients’ daily lives. The aim of the study was to determine unmet non-medical needs among Polish cancer patients. Methods Survey research using a 23-item Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) was carried out among 1062 cancer patients from different regions of Poland. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed. Results The quantitative analysis showed that 48% of the NEQ items (11/23) were expressed as unmet needs by at least half of patients. Unmet information needs were indicated by patients most often: information about their diagnosis, exams, treatment, future condition, funding and economic support. Cancer patients would like to get more attention from medical staff. Unmet needs were most frequently expressed by respondents who were men, with a lower level of education, living in village, pensioners. Qualitative analysis showed that each need may be understood in a variety of different ways across the cohort. Some patients added comments that the completing NEQ helped them to notice their non-medical needs. Conclusion Polish cancer patients have some unmet non-medical needs, especially informative needs.

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Future doctors’ priorities and approach to breaking bad news

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Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News

Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News

Unmet non-medical needs of cancer patients in Poland: a quantitative and qualitative study

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