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Palliative care: communication as a strategy of care for the terminal patient/Cuidados paliativos: a comunicacao como estrategia de cuidado para o paciente em fase terminal
Palliative care involves an approach in the field of care for terminal patients and their families that seeks to assure them better quality of life by establishing good communication. The scope of this study was to verify how nurses use communication in the field of palliative care when assisting pa...
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Published in: | Ciência & saude coletiva 2013-09, Vol.18 (9), p.2523 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | Palliative care involves an approach in the field of care for terminal patients and their families that seeks to assure them better quality of life by establishing good communication. The scope of this study was to verify how nurses use communication in the field of palliative care when assisting patients in the terminal phase. This is exploratory research of a qualitative nature in which 28 nurses working in wards of a hospital in the city of Joao Pessoa in the State of Paraiba participated in the period from August to October 2012. A form was used for data collection that was then analyzed using the content analysis technique. Three categories emerged from the analysis of the material: "palliative care and communication--interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the terminal patient"; "communication in palliative care as a strategy for strengthening the bond between the nurse and the terminal patient"; and "the importance of communication between the nurse and the family of the terminal patient under palliative care." The conclusion reached was that communication is seen to be an effective element of care for the patient in the terminal phase and it is extremely important for the promotion of palliative care. Key words Communication, Palliative care, Nursing Resumo Os cuidados paliativos compreendem uma abordagem de assistencia ao paciente sem possibilidades de cura e sua familia, com o objetivo de proporcionar-lhes uma melhor qualidade de vida, a partir, essencialmente, de uma boa comunicacao, sobretudo no campo do cuidado ao paciente terminal. O estudo teve como objetivo averiguar como enfermeiros utilizam a comunicacao, no ambito dos cuidados paliativos, ao assistir o paciente em fase terminal. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratoria, de natureza qualitativa, na qual participaram 28 enfermeiros atuantes em unidades de internacao de um hospital da cidade de Joao Pessoa (PB), no periodo de agosto a outubro de 2012. Para a coleta dos dados utilizou-se um formulario. Os dados foram analisados mediante a tecnica de analise de conteudo. Da analise do material, emergiram tres categorias: "cuidados paliativos e comunicacao--relacao interpessoal do enfermeiro com o paciente terminal"; "comunicacao em cuidados paliativos como estrategia para fortalecimento do vinculo entre enfermeiro e paciente terminal"; e "importancia da comunicacao entre enfermeiro e familia do paciente terminal sob cuidados paliativos." Conclui-se que a comunicacao se configura como um |
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ISSN: | 1413-8123 |