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breaking bad news: a standalone construct

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Health communication

the clinical task of conveying information that drastically and negatively alters a patient's view of their future, guided by a stepwise protocol.

In health communication, breaking bad news refers to the clinical task of conveying information that drastically and negatively alters a patient's view of their future, guided by a stepwise protocol. This meaning comes from Baile (2000) in The Oncologist.[1]

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Baile, W. F., Buckman, R., Lenzi, R., Glober, G., Beale, E. A., & Kudelka, A. P. (2000). SPIKES: A Six-Step Protocol for Delivering Bad News: Application to the Patient with Cancer. The Oncologist, 5(4), 302-311. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.5-4-302

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