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The application of the Practitioners in Applied Practice Model during breaking bad news communication training for medical students : a case study

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Date
11/2015
Author
Dunning, Rose
Laidlaw, Anita Helen
Keywords
Clinical communication training
SPIKES
Patient satisfaction
Patient-centered
R Medicine (General)
NDAS
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Abstract
Background and Aims Breaking bad news is a key skill within clinical communication and one which can impact outcomes for both the patient and practitioner. The evidence base for effective clinical communication training in breaking bad news is scarce. Frameworks have been found to assist the practitioner, such as SPIKES, however the pedagogical approach used alongside such frameworks can vary. This study sought to examine the impact of utilising the Practitioners in Applied Practice Model (PAPM) alongside the SPIKES framework for training undergraduate medical students in breaking bad news. Methods and Results A case study approach is used to highlight the impact of training based on the PAPM and SPIKES on patient-centred communication and simulated patient satisfaction with the clinical communication behaviour. Results showed that following training, both patient-centred behaviour and patient satisfaction improved. With detailed communication behaviour changes a balance was established between rapport building behaviour, lifestyle and psychosocial talk alongside biomedical information. Conclusion This case study shows how the PAPM could be utilised alongside the SPIKES framework to improve breaking bad news communication in medical undergraduate students and describes the behavioural basis of the improvement. Further research is required to show the generalisability of this training intervention.
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Dunning , R & Laidlaw , A H 2015 , ' The application of the Practitioners in Applied Practice Model during breaking bad news communication training for medical students : a case study ' , Scottish Medical Journal , vol. 60 , no. 4 , pp. 170-175 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015608132
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Scottish Medical Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015608132
ISSN
0036-9330
Type
Journal article
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© 2015, Publisher / the Author(s). This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://scm.sagepub.com / https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0036933015608132
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/8378

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