Abstract
to analyze palliative care production developed by health professionals to home care patients. this is an exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, using the transpersonal care theoretical framework. Thirteen interviews were conducted with health professionals and 18 observations were conducted on different cases. Content analysis was performed using MAXQDA©. actions performed: maintenance and follow-up measures to people eligible for palliative care, in acts of dialogue and "listening" to caregivers and users, conducting guidelines for the care and self-care process, performing technical procedures, delivery of materials, referrals and medical prescriptions to users. it is perceived the need for advances in the implementation of government policies in Brazil that insert palliative care into the Health Care Network through educational, managerial and care actions that ensure human dignity, thus allowing the development of these and other palliative care interventions.
Highlights
The world population is undergoing a process of demographic transition resulting from reduction in fertility rates, decrease in infant mortality and consequent increase in life expectancy and the number of older adults(1-2)
This context is simultaneous to the change in the epidemiological profile of the Brazilian population, with a clear increase in the prevalence of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), responsible for approximately 72.6% of deaths worldwide(1,3-4)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)(6), palliative care is an approach that improves the lives of people who face diseases that threaten the continuity of life, preserving human dignity and promoting quality of life (QoL) through the relief of biopsychosocial and spiritual suffering
Summary
The world population is undergoing a process of demographic transition resulting from reduction in fertility rates, decrease in infant mortality and consequent increase in life expectancy and the number of older adults(1-2). This context is simultaneous to the change in the epidemiological profile of the Brazilian population, with a clear increase in the prevalence of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), responsible for approximately 72.6% of deaths worldwide(1,3-4). According to the World Health Organization (WHO)(6), palliative care is an approach that improves the lives of people who face diseases that threaten the continuity of life, preserving human dignity and promoting QoL through the relief of biopsychosocial and spiritual suffering. The benefits of palliative care extend to the relatives of persons cared for
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