Scientific production about palliative care and communication in online journals: a scoping review.

Autor: Andrade CG; Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil., Costa ICP; Universidade Federal de Alfenas. Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Freire MEM; Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil., Dias TKC; Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil., França JRFS; Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil., Costa SFGD; Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2021 May 28; Vol. 74 (2), pp. e20190378. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 28 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0378
Abstrakt: Objectives: to characterize publications about palliative care and communication, with an emphasis on the approaches addressed, disseminated in online journals.
Methods: it is a scope review, in which the mnemonic strategy Problem, Concept and Context was used, based on database research. The sample consisted of 86 publications.
Results: most publications were written in the English language, published in the journal BMC Palliative Care, and with level of evidence IV. As for the approaches approached, the following stand out: Importance of communication in palliative care; Breaking the bad news in palliative care; Training professionals/staff to communicate in palliative care; and Communication strategies in palliative care.
Final Considerations: the review made it possible to map a significant number of publications on palliative care and communication. It is recommended to produce new studies with better scientific evidence that guide the assistance of health professionals.
Databáze: MEDLINE