CRITICAL PATIENT’S FAMILY NEEDS IN TERMINALITY OF LIFE:: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Tábata de Cavatá
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Brandão Chaves, Enaura Helena, Campos de Oliveira, João Lucas, Aldabe, Lisiane Nunes, Duarte, Aline dos Santos, Trevisan, Bibiana Fernandes, Alves, Mari Angela Victoria Lourenci, Lauer, Rodrigo D’Ávila
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1168
• topic: Cuidados críticos; Cuidados paliativos na terminalidade da vida; Família; Enfermagem; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva.

Objective: to identify in the scientific literature the main needs of the terminally critical patient's family. Method: integrative review carried out according to the six proposed steps. Searches were performed in the SciELO, LILACS and PubMed databases, including articles published between 2010 and March 2021. Results: from the total sample analyzed (n=6), clinical trials (50%) and research stood out qualitative (33%). Different needs of families of critically ill patients in terminality were highlighted, with emphasis on communication needs and emotional, spiritual, psychological and social needs. Final considerations: the scientific literature indicates that the family of the terminally ill patient in the intensive care setting has a variety of needs, and that investing in better communication with the clinical team during the period of hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit is a urgency. The importance of integrating the health team in the context of terminality to help the family in this delicate moment is perceived, supporting an adequate response to a therapeutic plan. Interdisciplinary work is an alternative, as the needs are of different orders and are not limited to the high technological density common to intensive care.