Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News.

Agata Kotłowska Julia Przeniosło Krzysztof Sobczak Jan Plenikowski Marcin Trzciński Oliwia Lenkiewicz Julia Lenkiewicz

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

The ability to personally deliver bad medical news to a patient was the most effective form of gaining experience in DBN. Being a bearer of bad news may help students develop their own strategies for coping with difficult emotions and develop their professional competences, leading to improved medical care and patient comfort.

Keyphrases

medical students
case report
healthcare
depressive symptoms
mental health
social support