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- Title
Experiences of cancer patients' family caregivers in palliative care.
- Authors
Santo Lima, Laís Espírito; de Santana, Mary Elizabeth; Silva Correa Júnior, Antônio Jorge; Vilela Vasconcelos, Esleane
- Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed to describe the experience of family caregivers of cancer patients in palliative care and to analyze its implications for nursing care. Methods: It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach that was carried out using open semi-structured interviews. The transcriptions were submitted to Content Analysis. Results and discussion: Three units appeared: "End of Life, Cancer and Palliative Care", addressing the impact of palliative care suggesting the need for providing assistance for end-of-life patients; "Challenges of family caregivers", regarding the caregivers' choices and difficulties, especially financial ones; and "Chocking Experiences of family caregivers", emphasizing the impact of diagnosis and cancer pain as more significant experiences. Conclusion: It is necessary to listen, give voice and know the life history of family caregivers for the satisfactory planning and promotion of nursing care and health education.
- Subjects
CANCER patients; CANCER pain; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; CONTENT analysis; HEALTH education; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL care; PALLIATIVE treatment; QUALITATIVE research; BURDEN of care; CAREGIVER attitudes
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 4, p931
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.931-936