Práticas da equipe da unidade hospitalar relacionadas ao processo de transição dos cuidados paliativos à pessoa idosa do ambiente hospitalar para o domicílio

• Ano de defesa: 2022
• Autor(a) principal: Samara Salomé de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil; ENFERMAGEM - ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem; UFMG
• Palavras-chave em Português: Cuidados Paliativos; Idoso; Hospitais; Cuidado Transicional
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/48072

Palliative Care consists of assistance provided by a multidisciplinary team, which aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families, in the face of a life-threatening disease. With the world's population aging, the increasing incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases, coupled with the recent emergence of the Covid-19 disease, there is an urgent need for specialized care to alleviate human suffering and support grieving. In view of this, there is a growing demand for health services, which results in a scarcity of resources, as the elderly person increasingly consumes health services than other age groups. Therefore, it is necessary to build the care transition process in a humanized way, respecting the user and his family. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a dehospitalization system with the objective of reducing the pressure on the health system and reintegrating the patient into the family environment. In this way, understanding the organization of the practices of the team that assists the elderly patient in palliative care in the hospital context can contribute to the qualification of care and alleviate suffering. The present study aimed to analyze the palliative care practices of the team in the hospital environment, focusing on the articulation of the process of transition of this care to the home. This is a qualitative study carried out in a public hospital in Belo Horizonte. The participants were 18 professionals from the multidisciplinary team. Data collection was carried out through participant observation and interviews with team professionals. Data were submitted to content analysis and three categories were constructed: I: “Perception of the multidisciplinary team about palliative care in the hospital environment” identified how the team perceives the palliative care offered in the hospital unit. II: “Performance and strategies of professionals in preparing the family and/or caregiver for the hospital discharge of the Elderly patient” it was possible to identify how the team acts in the process of de-hospitalization of the patient. III: “Potentialities and weaknesses of the health care network in the palliative care transition process” it was possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of RAS in the process of de-hospitalization of elderly patients. It is concluded that the palliative care practices in the institution proved to be measures aimed at promoting a better quality of life for the elderly and their families. With practices aimed at pain control and measures aimed at the dignity and comfort of the elderly. Improvements are needed for the insertion of palliative care in the RAS through actions that contemplate and ensure the human dignity of the elderly in palliative care