Attitude of doctors regarding Breaking Bad News to patients in Iraq

Authors

  • Ahmed Juwameer Khairo Al-khashmani Salahaddin Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Salahaddin, Tikrit, Iraq.
  • Wafaa Hamad Mohammed Al-Sabaawi Salahaddin Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Salahaddin, Tikrit, Iraq.
  • Nisreen Mohammed Ibraheem Department of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22317/imj.v6i4.1214

Keywords:

Attitude, Physicians, News, Patients, Iraq

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the attitude of doctors with regard delivering bad news to patients and breaking bad news protocols.

Methods: This is a cross sectional (descriptive study) done in Iraq from first of November 2020 to end of May 2021 involved 500 doctors ( periodic resident, senior resident, general practitioner and specialist doctors in different specialties ) working in different hospitals, primary health care centers and private clinics in Iraq, they are selected randomly. A self – administered questionnaire design in addition to online data collection, by using modified questionnaire and link sent to different online ways (whats app, viber, facebook, telegram ).

Results: Out of 500 respondents doctors there were 329 (65.8%) females, 171 (34.2%) males. Regarding to attitude of doctors in breaking bad news 268 (53.6%) of doctors were need a structured protocol in breaking bad news and 280 (56%) doctors need training for breaking bad news. The SPIKES protocol is the most preferred protocol by doctors about (75.6%).

Conclusion: High percentage of  participants doctors(63%) did not know any protocol in breaking bad news and about (43%) of them rated themselves had good ability in delivering bad news. The SPIKES protocol is the preferred protocol by doctors.

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2022-12-26

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Juwameer Khairo Al-khashmani, A. ., Hamad Mohammed Al-Sabaawi, W. ., & Mohammed Ibraheem, N. . (2022). Attitude of doctors regarding Breaking Bad News to patients in Iraq. Iraq Medical Journal, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.22317/imj.v6i4.1214

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