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Palliative care and communication: study with health professionals of the home care service
Cuidados paliativos e comunicação: estudo com profissionais de saúde do serviço de atenção domiciliar
Cuidados paliativos y comunicación: estudio con profesionales de salud del servicio de atención domiciliaria
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Abstract Objective: To investigate whether professionals of the Home Care Service value communication in the scope of palliative care, when assisting patients without possibility of healing, and to ascertain the facilitating communication strategies used by these professionals for promoting palliative care. ... view more
Objective: To investigate whether professionals of the Home Care Service value communication in the scope of palliative care, when assisting patients without possibility of healing, and to ascertain the facilitating communication strategies used by these professionals for promoting palliative care. Methods: This is an exploratory research, with qualitative nature, conducted with 22 professionals of the Home Care Service situated in the city of João Pessoa/PB. Data were analyzed by means of the content analysis technique. Results: The analysis gave rise to two categories: "Valorization of communication in the relationship between health professionals and patients under palliative care" and "Communication strategies used by professionals for promoting palliative care in the Home Care Service". Conclusion: It can be concluded that communication is configured as an essential component of patient care and is extremely important for promoting palliative care.... view less
Keywords
palliative medicine; nursing; patient; health care; communication; nursing staff; private household; caregiving; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Interpersonal Communication
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 215-221
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.215-221
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed