Palliative care in Brazil: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Alves de Brito, Cleidiana
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Nunes Diniz, Adriane, Augusto Cavalcanti braz , Ricardo, Rocha Pinon Teixeira de Araújo, Gabriel, Mendonça Raphael Braz , João Pedro, Avila Gomes , Cibele, Carneiro Leal, Mariana, Barbosa Holanda , Henrique, Santos de Souza, Uilma, Lacava Letuivinski Santos , Jeniffer, Queiroz de Magalhães, Lorena, Daniel Zanoni, Rodrigo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/1359
• topic: Cuidados Paliativos; Luto; Brasil; Palliative Care; Bareavement; Brazil

This article aims to scan the current medical literature on palliative care in Brazil. This is an integrative review using the VHL, SciELO, LILACS and PubMed as databases over the last 5 years. 252 articles on the topic were evaluated with an emphasis on a synthesis of the most recent knowledge and greater scientific consistency. Originally, Palliative Care focused on patients in the final stages of life. Today, it is considered that they go beyond this practice: they must be available to patients and their families throughout the process of an illness that threatens the continuity of life and during mourning. It is concluded that palliative care aims to offer adequate and dignified care to patients with and without curative possibilities.