Efficacy of a Short Role-Play Training on Breaking Bad News in the Emergency Department

[en] Breaking bad news (BBN) in the emergency department (ED) represents a challenging and stressful situation for physicians. Many medical students and residents feel stressed and uncomfortable with such situations because of insufficient training. Our randomized controlled study aimed to assess the efficacy of a four-hour BBN simulation-based training on perceived selfefficacy, the BBN process, and communication skills.

Disciplines :

Public health, health care sciences & services

Author, co-author :

Servotte, Jean-Christophe ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Département des sciences de la santé publique

Bragard, Isabelle ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Simulation en santé publique

Szyld, Demian

Van Ngoc, Pauline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Simulation en santé publique

Scholtes, Béatrice ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique : aspects spécifiques

VAN CAUWENBERGE, Isabelle ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service des urgences

Donneau, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Biostatistique

Dardenne, Nadia ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Biostatistique

Goosse, Manon ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Simulation en santé publique

Pilote, Bruno

Guillaume, Michèle ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Epidémiologie nutritionnelle

Ghuysen, Alexandre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Simulation médicale en situation critique

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

Efficacy of a Short Role-Play Training on Breaking Bad News in the Emergency Department

Publication date :

2019

Journal title :

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN :

1936-900X

eISSN :

1936-9018

Publisher :

University of California. Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, United States - California

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