As vivências dos familiares de pacientes oncológicos inseridos em um programa de cuidados paliativos

Abstract

This study presented the experiences of relatives of cancer patients in palliative care. The objective of the study was to understand how the individual responsible for promoting care deals with the diagnosis of the disease and the imminence of death. For this, individual interviews were conducted with five family members of patients enrolled in the palliative care program of the Oncology Sector of the clinics hospital of Uberlândia. The interviews were recorded in audio and transcribed for data analysis. After that, five categories were defined: From diagnosis to entry into the palliative care program; Cancer and its evolution: suffering and pain; Changes in the caregiver's life; caregiver's perception about death; Think about own finitude from the death of the other. Concludes the importance of attending to the needs of the caregivers, through a support system offered by the multiprofessional team throughout the evolution process of the disease.