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The impact of national culture in the development of complexity reasoning skills: An international comparison
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effective skills training physicians essential communicating difficult distressing information also known breaking bad news bbn study aimed assess capacity practices clinicians pakistan regarding bbn crosssectional study conducted involving 151 clinicians quantitative component used structured questionnaire qualitative data obtained indepth interviews 13 medical educationists responses analyzed using descriptive statistics thematic analysis clinicians acknowledged responsibility delivering difficult news small percentage received formal training bbn areas improvement include time interruption management rapport building understanding patients point view prognosis treatment options consistently discussed limited importance given bbn medical education training bbn lead improved patient attendants satisfaction empathetic support difficult times