Slecht nieuws meedelen: het SPIKES-model

The protocol (SPIKES) consists of six steps. The goal is to enable the clinician to fulfill the four most important objectives of the interview disclosing bad news: gathering information from the patient, transmitting the medical information, providing support to the patient, and eliciting the patient's collaboration in developing a strategy or treatment plan for the future. Oncologists, oncology trainees, and medical students who have been taught the protocol have reported increased confidence in their ability to disclose unfavorable medical information to patients. Directions for continuing assessment of the protocol are suggested.
link naar het artikel: http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/5/4/302.full

In het beeldfragment stelt professor Dr. VOLKENANDT (Duitsland) het protocol om slecht nieuws te communiceren aan kankerpatiënten in 6 stappen voor.