Keywords
communication of bad news
psycho-oncology
individualized medicine
physician-patient relations
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Abstract
Background: Establishing adequate communication is part of the therapeutic process and of the integral approach to the oncology patient. The SPIKES protocol defines a series of general recommendations aimed at facilitating this process. To date, there is no questionnaire that makes it possible to personalize the communication of bad news in a systematized way. Some studies support the hypothesis that personality influences the communicative modes; therefore, the aim of this work is to try to establish nuances in the SPIKES protocol based on personality traits. Methods: Single-center, observational, prospective, descriptive and correlational study, conducted on a sample of 51 oncology patients based on a personality questionnaire and a communication questionnaire (based on the SPIKES protocol). Results: The scores recorded in all domains of the communication questionnaire were high. There was no significant correlation with the personality questionnaire domains. Conclusions: There are certain needs tending towards universality in the communication of bad news that the SPIKES protocol adequately reflects; it can be considered the gold standard. However, it is not possible to establish nuances in it according to personality traits based on the results of this work. In the strategy phase, attention should be paid to life and family planning in the context of oncologic disease.
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