
COMMUNICATING AN UNFAVOURABLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A CHILD AND THE IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CAREGIVERS
(STEF92 Technology, 2018, Jan Michalik, J. Chrastina, J. Mastalir, I. Hrubesova, A. Silberova)
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In the Czech Republic, the report / diagnostic conclusion of doctors on a severe illness or disability of their child is reported annually to several thousands of parents of minors. This issue, i.e. communicating the so-called Bad Breaking News, has been given more attention in recent years. The paper brings partial results from an extensive research to evaluate the process of communicating unfavourable health reports from the point of view of respondents – parents of a child's patient. The survey was conducted in...

