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The perception by nurses of the significance of palliative care in patients with terminal cancer/Percepcao dos enfermeiros sobre o significado dos cuidados paliativos em pacientes com cancer terminal
This study sought to assess the perception of nurses with respect to cancer patients under palliative care. It is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach conducted with nurses from a hospital attending cancer patients under palliative care located in the city of Joao Pessoa, State of Paraib...
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Published in: | Ciência & saude coletiva 2013-09, Vol.18 (9), p.2589 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | This study sought to assess the perception of nurses with respect to cancer patients under palliative care. It is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach conducted with nurses from a hospital attending cancer patients under palliative care located in the city of Joao Pessoa, State of Paraiba. The study included nine nurses who worked in the hospital. The empirical material was collected using the technique of semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the content analysis technique. The interpretative analysis of the interviews led to the definition of three categories: Improving the quality of life through the alleviation of pain and suffering; Palliative Care: a multi-professional study of terminal patients and their families in the grieving process; Communication: a source of dignity in the terminal care process. The conclusion reached is that the study revealed that the nurses involved acknowledge the importance of the multidisciplinary team. It enables the nurses to reflect on the use of communication as an essential element of care for patient and family under palliative care. It is hoped that the data obtained may foster further research on the topic. Key words Palliative care, Nursing, Terminal care Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a percepcao do enfermeiro diante do paciente com cancer sob cuidados paliativos. Trata-se de um estudo exploratorio com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com enfermeiros assistenciais de um hospital que atende pacientes oncologicos em regime de cuidados paliativos, situado no municipio de Joao Pessoa (PB). Participaram do estudo nove enfermeiros, que atuavam no referido hospital. O material empirico foi coletado utilizando-se a tecnica de entrevista semiestruturada e analisado mediante a tecnica de analise de conteudo. A analise interpretativa das entrevistas possibilitou a construcao de tres categorias: Promocao da qualidade de vida atraves do alivio da dor e sofrimento; Cuidados Paliativos: um olhar multiprofissional para o paciente terminal e familia no processo de luto; Comunicacao: fonte de dignidade no processo de terminalidade. Concluise que o estudo possibilitou evidenciar que os enfermeiros envolvidos reconhecem a importancia da equipe multiprofissional, propiciando ao enfermeiro reflexoes acerca do uso da comunicacao como elemento essencial do cuidar para paciente e familia sob cuidados paliativos. Espera-se que os dados obtidos possam subsidiar novas investigacoes sobre a tematica. Palavras-c |
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ISSN: | 1413-8123 |