From: Development and validation of The Breaking Bad News Attitudes Scale
Item | Factor | |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |
1. Setting-up the place for bad news communication | 0.43 | 0.23 |
2. Answering the patient without inhibiting him/her | 0.72 | |
3. Assessing the patient’s perceptions about prognosis | 0.80 | |
4. Establishing a trustworthy relationship with the patient | 0.53 | |
5. Patients’ desire to discuss their case | 0.38 | |
6. Planning a strategy to communicate bad news | 0.46 | |
7. Answering the patient’s questions expressing support and respect | 0.77 | |
8. Goal proposal and follow-up | 0.63 | |
9. Encouraging the patient to express feelings and doubts | 0.75 | |
10. Informing the family about psychological support | 0.42 | 0.20 |
11. Consider necessity of improvements on skills | 0.23 | 0.49 |
12. Advisable to receive training | 0.81 | |
13. Empathy assists in communication | 0.33 | 0.25 |
14. Personal interest in courses and training | 0.71 | |
15. Communication can be trained | 0.66 | |
% of Variance explained | 34.07 | 7.56 |
Cronbach’s alpha reliability | 0.85 | 0.78 |