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A qualitative study of stress and coping responses in doctors breaking bad news

Date

Authors

Shaw, Joanne

Brown, Rhonda

Dunn, Stewart M

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Objective: Breaking bad news (BBN) is a significant source of stress for doctors. In this study we qualitatively explored doctors' perceptions of their BBN experiences, to identify the range of appraisal and coping processes associated with this task. Met

Keywords

Keywords: adult; article; coping behavior; doctor patient relation; emotional stress; female; human; job adaptation; male; medical education; mental stress; patient selection; personal experience; physical stress; physician attitude; priority journal; qualitative r Communication; Coping and adaption; Health care professionals; Medical; Stress/distress

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/22611

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Patient Education and Counseling

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.pec.2012.11.006

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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