Setubal et al. 201877 Setubal MSV, Antonio MÂRGM, Amaral EM, Boulet J. Improving perinatology residents’ skills in breaking bad news: a randomized intervention study. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2018;40(03): 137–146. Doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1621741 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1621741...
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Obstetrics |
Randomized controlled intervention study. Case simulation of perinatal loss: a resident physician should inform the occurrence to a simulated patient (the parent), followed by instant feedback from the actor, and both moments are filmed. The participants were then randomly allocated to the intervention group (video review + training using the SPIKES protocol) or the control group (without training). A similar simulation was then performed and analyzed, with the actor blind to the intervention. |
Karkowsky et al. (2016)88 Karkowsky CE, Landsberger EJ, Bernstein PS, Dayal A, Goffman D, Madden RC, et al. Breaking Bad News in obstetrics: a randomized trial of simulation followed by debriefing or lecture. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016;29(22):3717–3723. Doi: 10.3109/ 14767058.2016.1141888 https://doi.org/10.3109/ 14767058.2016.1...
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Obstetrics |
Randomized controlled intervention study. Doctors underwent simulation of reporting a fetal death and care plan for the case, followed by immediate performance evaluation from the actor, the examiner, and themselves. After, they were divided randomly into two intervention groups: 1) a lecture about breaking bad news; 2) a debriefing session with the examiner. A new simulation was then performed, with different actors and examiners, blind to the intervention type, followed by further analysis. Six months after training, the researchers would contact the participants to assess the level of knowledge retention. |
Guerra et al. (2011)99 Guerra FA, Mirlesse V, Baião AE. Breaking bad news during prenatal care: a challenge to be tackled. Ciênc Saúde Coletiva. 2011;16(05): 2361–2367. Doi: 10.1590/S1413-81232011000500002 https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-8123201100...
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Fetal medicine |
Opinion article |
Lim et al. (2011)1010 Lim CE, Cheng NC. Clinician’s role of psychological support in helping parents and families with pregnancy loss. J Aust Tradit-Med Soc. 2011;17(04):215–217
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Obstetrics |
Opinion article |
Nuzum et al. (2017)1111 Nuzum D, Meaney S, O’Donohue K. Communication skills in Obstetrics: what can we learn from bereaved parents? Ir Med J. 2017;110(02):512
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Obstetrics |
An in-depth qualitative study based on interviews with grieving parents about their memories and insights regarding the moment they received a fetal death diagnosis. |
Greiner and Conklin (2015)1212 Greiner AL, Conklin J. Breaking bad news to a pregnant woman with a fetal abnormality on ultrasound. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2015;70(01):39–44. Doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000149 https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.000000000000...
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Obstetrics ultrasonography |
Narrative review |
Romm (2002)1313 Romm J. Breaking bad news in obstetrics and gynecology: educational conference for resident physicians. Arch Women Ment Health. 2002;5(04):177–179. Doi: 10.1007/s00737-002-0145-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-002-0145-...
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Gynecology and obstetrics |
This article presents doctors’ and patients’ perceptions about the impact in communication skills produced by lectures given by patients to doctors, reporting their experiences in receiving bad news. |
Leone et al. (2017)1414 Leone D, Menichetti J, Barusi L, et al. Breaking bad news in assisted reproductive technology: a proposal for guidelines. Reprod Health. 2017;14(01):87. Doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0350-1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-017-0350-...
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Reproductive medicine |
Doctors formed discussion groups to share their own experiences in communicating bad news and discuss the SPIKES protocol’s applicability in the reproductive medicine area. |
Lalos (1999)1515 Lalos A. Breaking bad news concerning fertility. Hum Reprod. 1999;14(03):581–585. Doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.581 https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/14.3.581...
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Reproductive medicine |
Opinion article |
Kuroki et al. (2013)1616 Kuroki LM, Zhao Q, Jeffe DB, Powell MA, Hagemann AR, Thaker PH, et al. Disclosing a diagnosis of cancer: considerations specific to gynecologic oncology patients. Obstet Gynecol. 2013;122(05): 1033–1039. Doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a9bf42 https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a9...
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Gynecologic oncology |
Survey about patients’ satisfaction regarding several aspects presented or not when they received bad news. |
Zanetti-Dällenbach et al. (2006)1717 Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Tschudin S, Lapaire O, Holzgreve W, Wight E, Bitzer J. Psychological management of pregnancy-related breast cancer. Breast. 2006;15(Suppl 2):S53–S59. Doi: 10.1016/ S0960-9776(07)70019-X https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0960-9776(07)7...
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Mastology/ Obstetrics |
Case study |
Alkazaleh et al. (2003)1818 Alkazaleh F, Thomas M, Grebenyuk J, Glaude L, Savage D, Johannesen J, et al. What women want: women’s preferences of caregiver behavior when prenatal sonography findings are abnormal. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004;23(01):56–62. Doi: 10.1002/uog.906 https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.906...
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Obstetrics ultrasonography |
Survey about patients’ perception of the moment they received bad news and their preferences for such a situation. |
Cockburn and Walters (1999)1919 Cockburn J, Walters WA. Communication between doctors and patients. Curr Obstet Gynaecol. 1999;9(01):34–40. Doi: 10.1016/ S0957-5847(99)90071-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0957-5847(99)9...
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Gynecology and obstetrics |
Narrative review |
Karkowsky and Chazotte (2013)2020 Karkowsky CE, Chazotte C. Simulation: improving communication with patients. Semin Perinatol. 2013;37(03):157–160. Doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.02.006 https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2013.0...
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Gynecology and obstetrics |
Narrative review |
Setubal et al. (2017)2121 Setubal MSV, Gonçalves AV, Rocha SR, Amaral EM. Breaking bad news training program based on video reviews and SPIKES strategy: what do perinatology residents think about it? Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2017;39(10):552–559. Doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1604490 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1604490...
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Obstetrics |
Physicians’ (participants) perception of the training on communicating bad news reported by Setubal et al. (2018).77 Setubal MSV, Antonio MÂRGM, Amaral EM, Boulet J. Improving perinatology residents’ skills in breaking bad news: a randomized intervention study. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2018;40(03): 137–146. Doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1621741 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1621741...
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Johnson et al. (2019)2222 Johnson J, Arezina J, McGuinness A, Culpan AM, Hall L. Breaking bad and difficult news in obstetric ultrasound and sonographer burnout: Is training helpful? Ultrasound. 2019;27(01):55–63. Doi: 10.1177/1742271X18816535 https://doi.org/10.1177/1742271X18816535...
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Obstetrics ultrasonography |
Analysis of a questionnaire applied to sonographers about training in breaking bad news, burnout syndrome, and psychological well-being. |