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Breaking bad news training in Kenya: A report on Assessment of perceived competence in breaking bad news among resident doctors at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret Kenya

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  • David K. Chumba

    (Department Medical Education, Moi University, Kenya)

  • Boibanda Osotsi

    (Department Medical Education, Moi University, Kenya)

  • Irene Marete

    (Department Medical Education, Moi University, Kenya)

  • Prof. John Changach

    (Department Medical Education, Moi University, Kenya)

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Breaking bad news refers to a medical procedure of passing unfavourable medical information to patients about their illnesses. Competence in this skill is required in medical practice. Specific guidelines in delivering bad news have been developed to assist doctors break bad news. There is increasing burden of life-threatening diseases in Sub Saharan Africa that necessitated relooking at the training of breaking bad news skills among doctors. Aims and objectives: The objective of this study was assessing the perspectives of residents in their competence in Breaking Bad News tasks and if there is any relationship between residents’ perceived competence and sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A mixed methods approach used to collect data. Qualitative data and focus group discussions and in-depth interviews; quantitative data; perceived competence, was measured using aspects of competence, self-efficacy Empathy and Physicians beliefs. Study population constituted postgraduate doctors who were 240 at that time 30% sampling ratio used to select a sample of 80, purposeful sampling used to identify 7 residents doctors for focus group discussions and 3 lecturers for in-depth interviewed. Data was collected using questionnaires and focus group discussion guide and in-depth interview guide, quantitative data was cleaned and entered and analyzed in SPSS version 22, descriptive statistics used to describe, and inferential statistics used in comparing data. Qualitative data was analysed and presented thematically. A p-value of

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  • David K. Chumba & Boibanda Osotsi & Irene Marete & Prof. John Changach, 2022. "Breaking bad news training in Kenya: A report on Assessment of perceived competence in breaking bad news among resident doctors at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(9), pages 661-666, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:9:p:661-666
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