Breaking bad news in clinical setting - health professionals&apos; experience and perceived competence in Southwestern Nigeria: a cross sectional study.

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Communication skills are vital in clinical settings because the manner in which bad news is delivered could be a huge determinant of responses to such news; as well as compliance with beneficial treatment option. Information on training, institutional guidelines and protocols for breaking bad news (BBN) is scarce in Nigeria. We assessed the training, experience and perceived competence of BBN among medical personnel in southwestern Nigeria.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann Afr Med

Title: Annals of African medicine

Publisher: Medknow

ISSN (Electronic): 0975-5764

ISSN (Print): 0975-5764

Publication date (Electronic): December 7 2013

Volume: 12

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine; Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo-State, Nigeria.

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Publisher Item ID: AnnAfrMed_2013_12_4_205_122687

DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.122687

PubMed ID: 24309408

SO-VID: 601496f2-5769-4e4d-96b6-3add5d79db11

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