Patients' and family members' experiences of open disclosure following adverse events.

Rick Iedema; Roslyn Sorensen; Elizabeth Manias; Anthony Tuckett; Donella Piper; Nadine Mallock; Allison Williams; Christine Jorm

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Patients' and family members' experiences of open disclosure following adverse events.

October 15, 2008

Iedema R, Sorensen R, Manias E, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20(6):421-32.

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Interviews with patients and family members revealed that the disclosure process often did not include a formal apology.

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