End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Ana Cristina
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/5540
Resumo: Introduction: It has recently been shown that professionals working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units show an increasing interest in decisions made at the end of life and in the quality of care provided to newborns and their families. Objetives: To understand the experiences of health professionals regarding neonatal palliative care. Methods: The research methodology was qualitative, exploratory-descriptive and phenomenological. Results: Questionnaires were applied and analyzed to 15 professionals working at a NICU in central Portugal. The data obtained show lack of teaching and lack of protocols/guidelines, as well as the need of psychological support to professionals and family of the NB. Conclusion: Continuous and specific training, support and psychological counseling of professionals and families should be the pillar of neonatal palliative care.
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title End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
spellingShingle End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
Pereira, Ana Cristina
Palliative care
neonatology
infant
newborn
attitude to death
health personnel
title_short End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
title_full End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
title_fullStr End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
title_full_unstemmed End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
title_sort End of life in neonatology: experiences of health professionals in neonatal palliative care
author Pereira, Ana Cristina
author_facet Pereira, Ana Cristina
author_role author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira, Ana Cristina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Palliative care
neonatology
infant
newborn
attitude to death
health personnel
topic Palliative care
neonatology
infant
newborn
attitude to death
health personnel
description Introduction: It has recently been shown that professionals working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units show an increasing interest in decisions made at the end of life and in the quality of care provided to newborns and their families. Objetives: To understand the experiences of health professionals regarding neonatal palliative care. Methods: The research methodology was qualitative, exploratory-descriptive and phenomenological. Results: Questionnaires were applied and analyzed to 15 professionals working at a NICU in central Portugal. The data obtained show lack of teaching and lack of protocols/guidelines, as well as the need of psychological support to professionals and family of the NB. Conclusion: Continuous and specific training, support and psychological counseling of professionals and families should be the pillar of neonatal palliative care.
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