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Meaning of the process of dying and death for multiprofessional staff
Significados do processo do morrer e da morte para a equipe multiprofissional
Significado del proceso do morir e y de la muerte para la equipo multiprofesional
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Abstract
Objective: this study aimed to describe the meanings that a multidisciplinary team at Intensive Care Unit Adult holds about the process of dying and death. Method: The research was qualitative, conducted through semi-structured interviews with 21 health professionals. The results were analyzed in ... view more
Objective: this study aimed to describe the meanings that a multidisciplinary team at Intensive Care Unit Adult holds about the process of dying and death. Method: The research was qualitative, conducted through semi-structured interviews with 21 health professionals. The results were analyzed in grounded thematic content analysis, which resulted in the following categories: non-scientific view of death and dying, and scientific view of death and dying. Results: Meanings about death were evidenced as a natural process, a step to fulfill a physiological event and extinction. Conclusion: It is important to know the meanings that these professionals have about these events for discussions and reflections that help the healthcare team to live with death and dying.... view less
Keywords
intensive care medicine; death; dying; thanatology; health professionals; attitude; Brazil; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4510-4517
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4510-4517
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed