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- Title
PALLIATIVE CARE: THE PERCEPTION OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF CANCER PATIENTS.
- Authors
de Nóbrega de Andrade Ramalho, Marclinei; Bezerra da Silva, Laís; de Oliveira Mangueira, Suzana; Campos de Lima e. Silva, Tássia; Hander de Lucena, Conceição; Pinto, Maria Benegelania
- Abstract
The family has a fundamental role in the life of patients facing cancer and represents a structure for the losses and limitations that the disease determines. The aim of the study was to know the perception of family caregivers of terminal cancer patients on palliative care. This is a qualitative study carried out in a palliative care clinic of a referral hospital for the treatment of cancer with eight relatives of hospitalized patients. A semi-structured interview script was used. The interviews were recorded and later transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed based on the Content Analysis technique in the thematic modality according to Bardin. The Project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. The results obtained from the analysis of the content pointed to the following categories: Concept of palliative care, Significations attributed to palliative care, Challenges when facing terminality. The experience of family members interviewed made it possible to elucidate the family-patient relationship and to clarify the influence that family caregivers exercise in the process of illness and palliative treatment.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CANCER patients; CONTENT analysis; DAUGHTERS; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PALLIATIVE treatment; RESEARCH; SEX distribution; SINGLE women; QUALITATIVE research; EXTENDED families; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v17i2.39276