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. 2020 Nov;30(6):1017–1026. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.21

Table 5.

Questions on the emotional response of physicians, SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, 2019.

Question Frequency Percent
Emotions after breaking bad news
Depressed 78 50.3%
Pity 19 12.3%
Relieved 40 25.8%
Unsafe 7 4.5%
Fearful 6 3.9%
Angry 5 3.2%
Fears in giving bad news
Being blamed 17 9.1%
Ending hope 87 46.5%
Fear of death 8 4.3%
Fear of own
reaction
16 8.6%
Fear of the patient
reaction
59 31.6%