Improving breaking bad news communication skills through stress arousal reappraisal and worked examples
These findings highlight the potential of both SAR and WE interventions to optimise resource-intensive simulated BBN training. By demonstrating the efficacy of WE in improving both verbal and nonverbal communication, this study advances the literature on the application of WEs in the BBN context. Furthermore, this study is among the first to demonstrate the importance of stress coping in delivering bad news effectively. Given their low threshold, both SAR and WE interventions represent promising tools for equipping medical students with essential BBN communication skills and are well-suited for integration into already time-constrained medical curricula.
Authors
- Felix Schmitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-7489)
- Christoph Berendonk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-9358)
- Sissel Guttormsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9932-1872)
- Urs M. Nater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-5090)
- Patrick Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7463-1858)
- Michel Bosshard
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15658
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.89
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung