Objective Disclosing the truth when breaking bad news continues to be difficult for health
professionals, yet it is essential for patients when making informed decisions about their …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and preferences of
terminally ill cancer patients regarding truth telling in the communication of poor prognoses …

The high incidence of fatal diseases, inequitable access to health care, and socioeconomic
disparities in India generate plentiful clinical bad news including diagnosis of a life-limiting …

The primary mission of palliative care is to assist and guide patients through all phases of
treatment and crucial to this work is maintaining the patient's integrity and dignity. To …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the attitudes towards truth-telling of both terminal patients and
professional caregivers, and to determine their perceived barriers to full information …

Talking about sad, bad, and difficult things with patients and their families is a fundamental
and an inevitable part of the health-care professional's (HCPs) work, but one in which few …

Background: While medical ethics place a high value on providing truthful information to
patients, disclosure practices are far from being the norm in many countries. Transmitting …

Research indicates that most patients and their families want to know the truth about their
illness, even when the news is not good. Healthcare professionals have an ethical …

The interchange of health news and medical information has multiple interpretations for
giver and recipient, with this usually being perceived as bad by both parties if the condition …

This article report on the findings of an ethnographic study of the terminal care of older dying
patients in hospital. The study focused on the information given to 22 patients diagnosed …