Breaking Bad News

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Published: Sep 12, 2020
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Breaking bad news; Communication skill

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Pornpisut Dejsaeng
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          Breaking  bad news is telling the truth to patients. The quality of breaking bad news creates satisfaction for patients and their families. It is necessary to learn and practice. In addition, having a protocol or guidelines for breaking bad news will also help improve the quality of breaking bad news. Currently, there are many popular methods for breaking bad news, such as SPIKES, ABCDE, BREAKS. This article presents three-step for breaking bad news, including 1. Before Breaking bad news 2. Delivering bad news 3. After breaking bad news ,which can be remembered and used more easily

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Dejsaeng P. Breaking Bad News . PCFM [internet]. 2020 Sep. 12 [cited 2025 May 21];2(3):9-15. available from: https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/PCFM/article/view/240536
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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2019): September - December 2019: Care for Comfort
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