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- Title
Dificuldade de comunicar a morte do paciente aos familiares.
- Authors
Cezar Ferreira, Juliano; Paula Pereira, Ana; Luiz Bonamigo, Elcio
- Abstract
Considering that informing family members of a patient’s death is an arduous task for health professionals, the objective of this research was to identify in the literature recommendations to reduce the distress caused by this situation. This is a qualitative study carried out by means of a literature review on the Capes Portal database using the terms “death” and “communication.” The results, obtained from 18 selected articles, were divided into three categories: professional training, family preparation, and professional practice. Regarding professional training, it was indicated, above all, training by role playing preceded by theoretical foundations; for family members’ preparation, the recommendation was to engage in dialogue while the patient is alive; in relation to professional practice, the advice given was information sharing between colleagues and adoption of measures for emotional control. It was found that simulated practices, information sharing between professionals, emotional control of professionals and dialogue with and between family members contribute to reducing the distress when communicating death.
- Subjects
LITERATURE reviews; PATIENTS' families; MEDICAL personnel; INFORMATION sharing; DATABASES; PROFESSIONAL practice; PARENTAL death
- Publication
Revista Bioetica, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1983-8042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1983-80422022301504PT