The effect of guided group reflection on the ability and convenience of breaking bad news in pre-hospital emergency staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bad news refers to any information that create negative changes in a person's understanding or expectations of in present and future. Breaking Bad News (BBN) is a stressful task that may have disturbing effects on the professional performance and general health of the medical staff. Pre-hospital emergency staff often needs to deliver bad news to the patient or his family. This study was conducted to determine the effect of guided group reflection training on the ability and comfort of BBN in pre-hospital emergency staff.

Methods

This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 95 staff of the pre-hospital emergency, in the test and the control groups. For the test group, a 4-hour training workshop on BBN was held, and then a group was formed in virtual space to disc

SUBMITTER: Zarezadeh MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451198 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature