Health workers coping with having a relative in palliative care for cancer.

Autor:	Schiavon AB; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Muniz RM; Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Azevedo NA; Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Cardoso DH; Hospital Escola, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Matos MR; Secretaria Estadual de Saúde Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Arrieira IC; Universidade Católica de Pelotas.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista gaucha de enfermagem [Rev Gaucha Enferm] 2016 Mar; Vol. 37 (1), pp. e55080. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 12.
DOI:	10.1590/1983-1447.2016.01.55080
Abstrakt:	Objective To know the experience of health workers who are coping with having a relative in palliative care for cancer. Methodology A qualitative study conducted with four family members of cancer patients in palliative care. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews from November to December, 2014, at the home of the participants. The data were analysed using the operative proposal of Minayo. Results Two themes emerged, Health worker and family member coping with a cancer diagnosis and Health worker and family member coping with the proximity of death. Conclusions Being a family member and a health professional at the same time demanded greater involvement in care and caused distress since these workers witnessed the suffering of a family member with a terminal disease. However, their professional knowledge supported decision-making during the care process.
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