The Communication of Bad News in Palliative Care: The View of Professionals in Spain.
Antonio Ramos SánchezMaría Jesús Martínez BeltránJuan Manuel Arribas Marínde la Torre-Montero JcBeatriz Blanco GilMaría Del Carmen Massé GarcíaAna Sofia Fernandes RibeiroPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2023)
This study suggests that patients access palliative care with little information about their diagnosis and prognosis. The barriers identified in the communication of bad news are the lack of specific education and training in protocol management, the difficult balance between hope and honesty, the young age of the patient, and the family.