Table 3.
Breaking-bad-news coding where doctor breaking bad news was nominated (20 patients)
Bad-news code | No. of ‘most helpful’ | No. of ‘less helpful’ |
---|---|---|
Not codable | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
Positive | 4 (31%) | 2 (29%) |
Neutral | 6 (46%) | 0 (0%) |
Negative | 2 (15%) | 4 (57%) |
Very negative | 0 (0%) | 1 (14%) |