出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Background: Breaking bad news is an un pleasant task and doing it at the wrong time or at wrong place and in the wrong manner can be even worse. Moreover, this process is just as hard for the person breaking the bad news as it is for the person receiving it. Yet this important Communication Skill is seldom taught to us in our training days as an Intern. Aim: To orient the medical Interns to the concept of Bad News and then training them in Breaking Bad News in a scientific and socially acceptable manner by using a new indigenous protocol called DISHA. Materials and Methods: The concept of Breaking Bad News (BBN) was first explained to the Interns. Questionnaire was used to know if they felt comfortable in BBN. They were explained the protocol for BBN by an experienced faculty with help of scenario of a patient of cancer cervix. Questionnaire was used to assess if they had understood the protocol and whether they felt comfortable in BBN post intervention. Responses from the interns were obtained on the Likert Scale of 1-5; where 1-Strongly Disagree, and 5- Strongly Agree. Students paired-t test was used to find and compare the mean scores in pre and post intervention phase. Results: Total 76 medical interns participated in this study, out of which 31 were females and 45 were males. Mean age of participants was 22.75 years. Overall the mean score changed from 2.20±.80 to 3.70±.57 (p
关键词：Breaking Bad News; DISHA Protocol; Communication Skill; Medical Education Technology; Teaching-Learning Methods; Interns Training; Likert Scale
