Values and Beliefs Related to Oral Feeding in Oncology Palliative Care
Introduction: Oral nutrition is full of senses and meanings, especially in those individuals in palliative care. Swallowing difficulties resulting from a life-threatening disease will directly impact the life of the patient and everyone involved in its care. Objective: To identify, in the perception...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/4505 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4505 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cuidados Paliativos Transtornos de Deglutição Pessoal de Saúde Neoplasias/epidemiologia Educação em Saúde Palliative Care Deglutition Disorders Health Personnel Neoplasms/epidemiology Health Education Trastornos de Deglución Personal de Salud Neoplasias/epidemiología Educación en Salud |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Oral nutrition is full of senses and meanings, especially in those individuals in palliative care. Swallowing difficulties resulting from a life-threatening disease will directly impact the life of the patient and everyone involved in its care. Objective: To identify, in the perception of each group of participants, the values and beliefs related to oral nutrition in face of dietary changes experienced by dysphagic patients with advanced cancer receiving exclusive palliative care. Method: Exploratory-descriptive research with the participation of health professionals, caregivers and patients with semi-structured interviews who answered questions to analyze their beliefs and values regarding the necessary changes in the diet of patients with dysphagia, monitored in a reference hospital in oncology in the exclusive palliative care unit. Results: The guiding question asked to all participants “What does food mean to you?” enabled the creation of the thematic dimension: values and beliefs related to oral nutrition. From data analysis, the following categories were identified: life, pleasure, quality of life, fear, care and loss. Conclusion: Understanding the impact of swallowing changes experienced by these individuals allows a better approach aimed to improve the patient's quality of life in oncological palliative care. |
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