Patient's Experience and Expectations of Breaking Bad News

Anant Kumar Verma, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences, Pawapuri, Nalanda-803115, India.
2019 Asian Journal of Medical Research  
To explore patient's perspectives and expectations from physicians with respect to breaking of bad news. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences, Pawapuri, Nalanda, India. All consenting individuals from 18 to 60 years of age were interviewed on the basis of a structured, pre-tested questionnaire.
doi:10.21276/ajmr.2019.8.1.py2 fatcat:wzpbquaiibehhax3finbwk2gky