A assistência de enfermagem à pessoa em cuidados paliativos
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2021-06-10
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Universidade Católica do Salvador
Abstract
Palliative care (PC) is fundamentally different from curative medicine in that it focuses on
comprehensive care, through the prevention and control of symptoms, for all patients who
face serious illnesses, with a reserved prognosis of cure. This concept applies, in fact, to the
patient and his surroundings, who fall ill and suffer together - family members, caregivers and
the health team. Objective: To analyze how nursing care is provided to people in palliative
care, through available scientific publications. Methodology: This is an integrative literature
review, through articles published in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health
Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Online System (Medline)
databases. Nursing Data (BDENF), Spanish Bibliographic Index in Health Sciences (IBECS)
and National Collection of SUS Information Sources (COLECIONA SUS). Searches were
carried out between April and March 2021, using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: 15 articles were selected, regarding the distribution of articles by year of publication,
the results showed that the years that had the highest number of publications were 2013 and
2018 with four articles each; followed by the year 2020 with three articles and the years 2012,
2014, 2017 and 2019 with one article each. Conclusion: In this context, the work aims to
foster new discussions and debates that encourage new researchers to build new Brazilian
research on palliative care (PC); since the theme is dense, broad and loaded with taboos and
prejudices that need to be disseminated.
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Cuidados paliativos, Assistência de enfermagem, Assistência terminal e morte, Palliative care, Nursing care, Terminal care and death