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Palliative care in primary health care: scoping review

Objective: to map the available evidence on the main topics investigated in palliative care in primary health care. Method: scoping review type study carried out in five databases, including original articles, based on the descriptors palliative care, palliative care at the end of life, terminal care, t...

Cuidados paliativos na terminalidade: revisão integrativa no campo da psicologia hospitalar

Objective: This study sought to analyze scientific publications on the psychologists’ role in providing assistance for terminal patients under PC. Methods: This integrative review was carried out from June to August 2019 by searching online databases. The following Descritores da Ciência da Saúde (D...

Permission for departing: spiritual nursing care in human finitude

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: To reflect on teaching experience in the application of the spiritual nursing care called permission for departing. Methods: It is a methodological reflection and description of a subtle technology for spiritual nursing care called permission for departing. Results: the permission...

Work environment factors in coping with patient death among Spanish nurses: a cross-sectional survey

Objective: to explore self-perception competence among Spanish nurses dealing with patient death and its relationship with work environment, evidence-based practice, and occupational stress. Method: a cross-sectional web-based survey collected information from a convenience sample of 534 nurses from pro...

Prevalence of palliative sedation in the State of São Paulo: an emerging medical demand

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the prevalence of palliative sedation use and related factors. Methods An observational study based on data collected via electronic questionnaire comprising 23 close-ended questions and sent to physicians living and working in the state of São Paulo. Demographic da...

Variables that influence the medical decision regarding Advance Directives and their impact on end-of-life care

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to identify the variables that influence physicians to implement Advance Directives and assess their impact on end-of-life care. It is a narrative literature review of 25 articles published between 1997 and 2018, in the following databases: CAPES, EBSCOhost, BDTD,...

Análisis de los resultados de un programa de calidad en cuidados paliativos para los óltimos días de vida: Diez aóos de experiencia
Analysis of the results of a palliative care quality program for the last days of life. Ten years of experience

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
Las secuencias integradas de cuidado para ó;ºltimos días de vida proponen estándares de calidad para optimizar la atenció;n de pacientes y familias. Se implementó; el Programa Asistencial Multidisciplinario Pallium (PAMPA©) basado en estándares del International Collaborative for Best Care for ...

Nurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to understand how nurses deal with the elderly's autonomy at the end of life. Method: qualitative, exploratory study, guided by the Grounded Theory. Ten nurses, eight doctors and 15 nursing technicians were interviewed between November 2016 and May 2017 at a university hospital in R...

Beneficência e Não-maleficência em Fim de Vida: O Caso da Nutrição e Hidratação Artificiais

Rev. Kairós; 22 (4), 2019
Com os avanços da medicina moderna e do conhecimento tecnológico, aumentou o número de pessoas com doenças crônicas e progressivas. Também as opções de tratar se diversificaram e, assim, adiar a morte tornou-se possível. Quando é necessário proceder à tomada de decisão sobre nutrição e hid...

Prescrição de antimicrobianos para idosos hospitalizados: análise do benefício e associação com implementação de limitação de esforço terapêutico e cuidados paliativos

Justificativa e Objetivos: Muitos avanços ocorreram em prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento das doenças infecciosas, porém elas ainda são as principais causas de hospitalização e morte em idosos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o benefício do uso de antimicrobianos e sua associação com...