Patients' preferences for delivering bad news in palliative care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the major challenges for healthcare professionals relates to awareness of patients' preferences relative to how and when to break bad news and how much information should be disclosed in the eventuality of a serious medical diagnosis or prognosis. On occasions, a serious medical diagnosis or prognosis is withheld from the patient. There is a scarcity of evidence about cultural preferences regarding breaking bad news in the palliative care setting in Ethiopia. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the surrounding cultural issues to properly convey bad news. The purpose of the study was to explore Ethiopian patients' cultural preferences for receiving bad news in a palliative care setting.

Methods

A qualitative research approach and nonprobability, purposi

SUBMITTER: Ayalew EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623733 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature