Breaking bad news is a very stressful and difficult situation for health care professionals, especially clinical doctors and surgeons. Acquiring skills for this sort of communication is very important due to the large volume of times that these professionals will have to deal with it and because it can affect the doctor-patient relationship forever. The objective of this study is to evaluate the skill of surgeons and residents in surgical specialties in breaking bad news to patients and families across Spanish hospitals. This will be done by analyzing the subjects in terms of their knowledge and experience using a specialized questionnaire based on breaking bad news protocol, designed in the "Hospital Sant Joan de Déu" Children's hospital in Barcelona.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Communication skills analyzed by a specialized questionnaire designed from a Breaking bad news protocol developed in 2018-2019 in Barcelona.
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Hospital Uiversitari Mútua de Terrassa
Barcelona, Spain
Number of times having to communicate a bad new in the last year.
Question on our questionnaire. The answer will be a number, expected to be from 0 to 200, approximately.
Time frame: Two months
Number of hours in training in communication and breaking bad news skills.
Question on our questionnaire. The answer will be the number of hours of professional training in the specific field of communication to patients.
Time frame: Two months
Self-evaluation of the skills in breaking bad news and their self-perceived quality.
In the self-administered questionnaire, 21 questions reflect specific and important items in communication designed from "La Primera notícia", a Breaking bad news protocol designed I the pediatric hospital "Hospital Sant Joan de Déu" in Barcelona. Data will be analyzed using GraphPad.
Time frame: Two months
Knowledge of Second victim concept
Direct question in our questionnaire: we ask the health-care professionals to define the Second victim concept.
Time frame: Two months
Where have the professionals acquired their skills in breaking bad news if they have not taken a training program?
Question on our questionnaire. Possible answers are: * With the observation of peers and seniors. * Studying by themselves from books and papers. * Studying by themselves from videos and other internet content. * With the experience of years of working.
Time frame: Two months
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