Integrating the family into patient care: how far can we go?

• Autor(a) principal: Reigada, Carla
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Pais-Ribeiro, José Luís, Novellas, Ana, Pereira, José Luís
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.31877/on.2014.26.04
• topic: Cuidados paliativos; equipa; cuidadores; atuação ética; Palliative care; team; caregivers; ethical intervention

This is a critical deliberation about the subject of family in the health context. This text, based mainly on 8 selected scientific articles and on the book “Family Carers in Palliative Care”, invites us to consider the concept of family in our days and the role this group plays in our society, either as individuals, carers and/or professionals. In each sub-theme you can find some deep issue because that is, in fact, exactly what we intended to do: to provide food for thought. It is not our intention to outline a theory, neither the judgment of values about what is good and what is not so good. Our intent is to go against what many of us “health professionals” probably have already felt and considered once: How should we treat and deal with our family’ caregivers.