Family caregivers and end-of-life: tendencies of the scientific production in the health field

Authors

  • Stefanie Griebeler Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Departamento de Enfermagem Grupos de Pesquisa Núcleo de Estudos Interdisciplinares em Saúde e Cuidado Saúde e Enfermagem , stefaniegriebeler@yahoo.com.br
  • Alberto Manuel Quintana UFSM, Departamento de Psicologia , Programas de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e em Enfermagem, albertom.quintana@gmail.com
  • Maria de Lourdes Denardin Budó UFSM, Departamento de Enfermagem , Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, lourdesdenardin@gmail.com
  • Manoela Fonseca Lüdtke UFSM, Curso de Psicologia NEIS , manuludke@hotmail.com
  • Paula Argemi Cassel UFSM, Curso de Psicologia NEIS , paula.acassel@gmail.com
  • Shana Hastenpflug Wottrich UFSM, NEIS , shana.wottrich@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/reme.v15i4.50362

Keywords:

home care, oncology, terminally ill, hospice care

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the trends in publications related to the family care of a terminally ill patient. This bibliographic research was carried out in the Virtual Health Library in May 2009. The articles search methodology was the integrated form using the following descriptors: home care; oncology; terminally ill patient; family and hospice care. Cross-reference was carried out every three descriptors until all the probabilities were exhausted. Refinement was conducted at Bireme after exhaustive reading of all the available abstracts of the published studies and not after the cross-referencing. The abstracts were organized in a table containing data to be analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. From the 193 articles found, five had be en published twice so 188 remained. Only one was published in Brazil. The nine articles selected for analysis addressed the meanings and representations expressed by family caregivers of terminally ill patients where the caring to ok place. Considering the content of such articles three categories were organized: the health care team as support during terminality; decision regarding the place of death and dying and dying at home. Such bibliographic studies are very important given the small number of Brazilian publications on the subject whose consolidation is vital for the public health policies trying to me et the demands of the terminality process that affect the individual and his/her family.

Published

2011-12-01

Issue

Section

Revisao Teorica

How to Cite

1.
Family caregivers and end-of-life: tendencies of the scientific production in the health field. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];15(4). Available from: https://periodicos-hml.cecom.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50362

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