Sharing bad news of a XXXX diagnosis: understanding through communication privacy management theory.

@entity1 @entity2 @entity5
BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to understand the process of information disclosure and privacy as @entity1 share their news of @entity2 with significant others. METHODS: Twenty @entity1 with @entity2 and 17 family members/friends accompanying them at diagnosis-giving completed either individual or dyad semi-structured interviews. Initial thematic analysis, then Petronio's Communication Privacy Management theory was used to inform interpretation. RESULTS: @entity1 described a sense of ownership of the news of their @entity5 and sought control of how, when and with whom it was shared. Family members expressed a need to follow the @entity1 ' rules in sharing this news, which limited their own support systems. @entity1 and family members had to live within the relational communication boundaries in order to maintain their trusting relationship and avoid potential disruptions. CONCLUSION: @entity1 as individuals are strongly interlinked with significant others, which impacts on their experience of disclosing private information. This shapes their psychological processes and outcomes impacting on their illness experience. This should be considered when developing interventions to support @entity1 with sharing bad news. Copyright    2015 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd.
