Table 3.
Patient preferences when disclosing bad news, SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, 2019
| Question | strongly disagree |
Somewhat disagree |
very much agree |
Entirely/strongly agree |
| Warn me earlier | 2.8 | .3 | 35.6 | 61.4 |
| Be simple and clear | 1.4 | 36.7 | 61.9 | |
| Check if understood | 1.7 | .6 | 35.3 | 62.5 |
| Ask questions | 1.7 | .3 | 38.6 | 59.4 |
| Summarize and plan | 3.1 | .3 | 43.9 | 52.8 |
| Should ask to bring family | 5.6 | .6 | 46.1 | 47.8 |
| Give an explanation | 7.2 | .6 | 44.7 | 47.5 |
| Know the outcome and prognosis | 2.2 | .6 | 43.7 | 53.5 |
| Same-sex | 72.5 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 13.3 |
| Undisturbed atmosphere | 1.7 | 1.9 | 50.0 | 46.4 |
| Enough time | .8 | 1.1 | 50.3 | 47.8 |
| Empathic | 5.6 | 5.3 | 46.4 | 42.8 |