This qualitative study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to Palliative Care and its implications for the anticipatory mourning process, from the perspective of family caregivers. Participants were 14 family members of patients in Palliative Care. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The data were analyzed and organized based on the Grounded Theory, using the Atlas.ti 7.5 software. The results showed the meanings attributed to Palliative Care marked by the impact of the treatment proposal, by the emergence of feelings and experiences, and traversed by the specific care requirements, the treatment, and the decision making, generating repercussions in the caregiver’s life. Visualizing the set of meanings attributed during the process permits the support of actions in Palliative Care that recognize elements that constitute anticipatory mourning...

This qualitative study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to Palliative Care and its implications for the anticipatory mourning process, from the perspective of family caregivers. Participants were 14 family members of patients in Palliative Care. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The data were analyzed and organized based on the Grounded Theory, using the Atlas.ti 7.5 software. The results showed the meanings attributed to Palliative Care marked by the impact of the treatment proposal, by the emergence of feelings and experiences, and traversed by the specific care requirements, the treatment, and the decision making, generating repercussions in the caregiver’s life. Visualizing the set of meanings attributed during the process permits the support of actions in Palliative Care that recognize elements that constitute anticipatory mourning...

This work aims to analyze the characteristics of the functions of members of social networks configured around relatives of patients in palliative care. Articles from the past decade were selected from PsycINFO, Web of Science and Scopus. After considering specific descriptors and the study objective, 30 articles were selected. The results showed: a) predominantly qualitative research, b) ambivalent perceptions of caregivers in relation to care offered by institutional support and family networks, c) presence of feelings of exhaustion, gratification, anxiety and depression, during the care process. Further research on aboutpalliative care is necessary in Brazil and other Latin American countries.

Este trabajo tuvo por objetivo analizar las características de las funciones de los miembros de las redes sociales configuradas alrededor de familiares de pacientes en cuidados paliativos. PsycINFO, Web of Science y Scopus, fueron las bases consultadas sobre trabajos publicados en la última década. Considerando descriptores específicos y el objetivo se seleccionaron 30 artículos. Los resultados constataron: a) predominio de investigaciones cualitativas, b) percepciones ambivalentes de cuidadores con relación al cuidado ofrecidos por el suporte institucional y por las redes familiares, c) presencia de sentimientos de agotamiento, gratificación, ansiedad y depresión, durante el proceso de cuidado. Se constató la necesidad deproducción de investigaciones sobre cuidados paliativos, en Brasil y demás países de América Latina, relacionadas a...

This work aims to analyze the characteristics of the functions of members of social networks configured around relatives of patients in palliative care. Articles from the past decade were selected from PsycINFO, Web of Science and Scopus. After considering specific descriptors and the study objective, 30 articles were selected. The results showed: a) predominantly qualitative research, b) ambivalent perceptions of caregivers in relation to care offered by institutional support and family networks, c) presence of feelings of exhaustion, gratification, anxiety and depression, during the care process. Further research on aboutpalliative care is necessary in Brazil and other Latin American countries.

This qualitative study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to Palliative Care and its implications for the anticipatory mourning process, from the perspective of family caregivers. Participants were 14 family members of patients in Palliative Care. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The data were analyzed and organized based on the Grounded Theory, using the Atlas.ti 7.5 software. The results showed the meanings attributed to Palliative Care marked by the impact of the treatment proposal, by the emergence of feelings and experiences, and traversed by the specific care requirements, the treatment, and the decision making, generating repercussions in the caregiver’s life. Visualizing the set of meanings attributed during the process permits the support of actions in Palliative Care that recognize elements that constitute anticipatory mourning...