Caring for sick people in advanced phases of a disease: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.200933.2.13
Even though there are currently many technological advances, still we have a great number of diseases for which, even after theefforts carried through for combating, there is a moment where cure is not possible anymore. This causes discomfort not only for patients andtheir relatives but also for the...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Centro Universitário São Camilo |
| Repositorio: | O Mundo da Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs3.revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br:article/775 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/775 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Doente terminal. Cuidados paliativos. Bioética. Terminally Ill. Hospice care. Bioethics. |
| Resumo: | Even though there are currently many technological advances, still we have a great number of diseases for which, even after theefforts carried through for combating, there is a moment where cure is not possible anymore. This causes discomfort not only for patients andtheir relatives but also for the caring team. This study is a bibliographical survey covering the period 1992-2008 aiming to improve knowledgeon taking care of a patient in advanced phases of a disease, as well as on support for patients’ relatives. Many changes occur in the life of apatient from the moment a diagnosis of a non curable disease is done. As health professionals, we need to be able to care for them consideringphysical, psycho-affective and spiritual necessities, according to ethical standards. We need to understand what occurs with this patient andher family, respecting them and seeking to care for their real necessities, contributing for them to improve their quality of life, notwithstandingthe life time remaining so that they have a death with dignity. |
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