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Table 2 Competency List of Doctors’ Behaviors during Death Diagnosis

From: Development of a list of competencies and entrustable professional activities for resident physicians during death pronouncement: a modified Delphi study

Competency Item List

Mean

Consensus Rate, n (%)

1.

Recognize patients’ illness trajectory

4.8

17 (100)

2.

Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in supporting patients and their family members

4.6

17 (100)

3.

Be aware of your own emotional wellbeing

4.5

17 (100)

4.

Cope with your own psychological distress properly

4.5

17 (100)

5.

Treat the patients and their family members with respect

4.9

17 (100)

6.

Examine patients in a correct medical manner

4.8

16 (94)

7.

Be cognizant of the distress of bereaved family members

4.5

16 (94)

8.

Communicate with compassion for family members’ emotional distress

4.7

17 (100)

9.

Be cognizant of family members’ uncertainties regarding emotion or acceptance toward the situation

4.1

16 (94)

10.

Be cognizant of the importance of behaving according to the individual

4.5

17 (100)

11.

Reflect on the entire process of your practice

4.3

16 (94)