Therapeutic Actions Promoted To Terminal Patient: Professional Experience At Home Care Service

Authors

  • Indiara Carvalho dos Santos Platel
  • Patrícia Serpa de Souza Batista
  • Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa
  • Maria Eliane Moreira Freire
  • Maria Emília Limeira Lopes
  • Jaqueline Brito Vidal Batista
  • Marcella Costa Souto Duarte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3823/2036

Keywords:

Therapeutic actions, Terminally ill, Home Care Services, Health Professionals.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Objective: to investigate the experience of professionals in a Home Care Service with regard to the therapeutic actions promoted to the patient in terminal illness.  Method: exploratory research with qualitative approach, guided by the Reporting Qualitative Research – COREQ, held from February to May 2015, in the Home Care Service of a Northeast capital city, in Brazil. The participants were 20 higher level professionals, members of the Multidisciplinary Teams of Home Care. Data were collected through interview technique.  Results: from the analysis, it emerged two categories: "Therapeutic actions directed to the biological needs of the terminally ill to promote comfort and quality of life" and "Therapeutic actions promoted to meet the psychosocial and spiritual needs of terminally ill". Conclusion: the interventions highlighted by the professionals were essential to meet the biological, psychosocial and spiritual needs, and reduce the suffering of the terminally ill stigma in the home context.  

Author Biographies

Indiara Carvalho dos Santos Platel

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Patrícia Serpa de Souza Batista

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Maria Eliane Moreira Freire

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Maria Emília Limeira Lopes

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Jaqueline Brito Vidal Batista

Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.

Marcella Costa Souto Duarte

João Pessoa University Center, Paraíba, Brazil.

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Published

2016-08-05

Issue

Vol. 9 (2016)

Section

Primary Care

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