Curso online para profissionais da saúde: como dar más notícias

Abstract

Bad news can be understood as those that drastically and negatively alter the patient's perspective on their future. The transmission of bad news is not an easy task for the health professional, who may even receive processes by transmitting it incorrectly. Objective: to develop a course aimed at communicating bad news, targeting adults, which will be made available to health professionals. Apply a preliminary questionnaire to diagnose the professionals' previous knowledge and a subsequent questionnaire to verify the perception of this professional after the course. Method: We evaluated 25 respondents from the preliminary questionnaire and 16 respondents who completed the course. Results: 100% of the graduates felt more comfortable transmitting bad news after completing the course; most of the editors pointed out an improvement in their bad news transmission skills; 100% points out that the course made sense to him; 93.75% believe that the use of an instrument or method to report bad news is relevant and 100% of the students believe that the methods presented in the course are practical and can be used in their daily lives. Conclusion: The course was developed and applied and the sample of participants showed an efficacy in the perception of improvement after its conclusion.