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

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade,Cristiani Garrido de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Costa,Isabelle Cristinne Pinto, Freire,Maria Eliane Moreira, Dias,Thaina Karoline Costa, França,Jael Rúbia Figueiredo de Sá, Costa,Solange Fátima Geraldo da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000200304
• topic: Palliative Care; Communication; Hospice Care; Nursing; Scientific

ABSTRACT 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.