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Protocols for breaking bad news in health care: a scoping review protocol
Ana Filipa Cardoso1,2,3, Inês Rosendo4,5,6, Luiz Santiago7
1Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Objective:
This scoping review will map the available evidence on communication protocols for breaking bad news to adult patients and their families in health care.
Introduction:
Breaking bad news to adult patients and their families is a challenging task for health care professionals. To address these challenges, communication protocols have been developed to support health care professionals in breaking bad news in a compassionate and effective manner while respecting each patient's individuality.
Inclusion Criteria:
This scoping review will consider all studies that focus on communication protocols (original or adapted versions) to break bad news to adult patients and/or their families (adults) in any health care context, regardless of the approach (face-to-face, telephone, video, or other). Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies; systematic reviews; and textual evidence papers will be considered for inclusion in this review.
Methods:
This review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. The search strategy will aim to locate both published and unpublished evidence in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The databases to be searched include CINAHL Plus Complete (EBSCOhost), MEDLINE (PubMed), Academic Search Complete, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection. Gray literature will also be searched for. Two independent reviewers will independently perform study selection and data extraction. Data will be extracted using a data extraction tool developed by the reviewers. Any disagreements that arise between the reviewers will be resolved through discussion or with an additional reviewer. Data will be presented in tabular and narrative format.
Review Registration:
Open Science Framework https://osf.io/s6ru7/.
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