Palliative care in the pre-hospital service in Brazil: experiences of health professionals.
Jacqueline Resende BoaventuraJuliana Dias Reis PessalaciaAridiane Alves RibeiroFabiana Bolela de SouzaPriscila Kelly da Silva NetoMaristela Rodrigues MarinhoPublished in: BMC palliative care (2022)
It is necessary to invest in professional training associated with PC in the home context and its principles, such as: affirming life and considering death as a normal process not rushing or postponing death; integrating the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient and family care, including grief counseling and improved quality of life, adopting a specific policy for PC that involves all levels of care, including PHC, and adopt a unified information system, as well as more effective procedures that favor the respect for the patients' will, without generating dissatisfaction to the team and the family.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis c virus
- palliative care
- healthcare
- advanced cancer
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- pain management
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- affordable care act
- patient reported
- adverse drug
- electronic health record