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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Advance directives of patients: process of implementation by palliative care teams
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190567
12-21-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdvance directives of patients: process of implementation by palliative care teams
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190567
12-21-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0567
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Objectives:
to investigate the process of implementing advance directives in palliative care teams in southern Brazil.
Methods:
an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 51 professionals from seven palliative care teams from December 2018 to April 2019. Data were collected through semi-structured online interviews and submitted to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
the implementation process starts on approach of the advance directives with patients, so that their wishes and desires are the guiding axis for planning care and conduct.
Final Considerations:
the palliative philosophy is important with regard to advance directives, due to the preparation of these professionals in the search for dignity, quality of life and respect for patient autonomy, in addition to reducing suffering and offering dignified death, based on the understanding of human finitude as a natural process that belongs to life.
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RESEARCH
Challenges to implementation of advance directives of will in hospital practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1031-1038
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHChallenges to implementation of advance directives of will in hospital practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1031-1038
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0085
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Objective:
to understand the difficulties and limitations in the implementation of advance directives of will in the hospital context.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study conducted by means of semi-structured interviews with nurses, resident physicians and family caregivers. The data were analyzed by using discursive textual analysis based on the framework of bioethics principles.
Results:
the following categories emerged: Terminality as an expression of loss and cure as an option for care; concerns about legal implications; advance directives of will demand patient autonomy and proper communication.
Conclusion:
limitations and difficulties in practice of advance directives of will from the perspective of the participants show, apart from countless conflicts and dilemmas regarding end-of life matters, that impending death experiences obstruct patients' wishes.
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REVISÃO
Anticipated directives and living will for terminal patients: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):524-534
06-01-2015
Abstract
REVISÃOAnticipated directives and living will for terminal patients: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):524-534
06-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680321i
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Objective:
characterizing the national and international scientifi c literature about the advanced directives of living will as applied to the terminally ill patient.
Method:
integrative review considering the articles published in Portal Capes, SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, Journal of Bioethics and Bioethikos, with the descriptors: Advanced directives, Wills regarding life and Advance Directives, Living Will and Terminally Ill, totaling 44 articles submitted to content analysis.
Results:
three categories emerged: Students and professionals facing the advance directives of living will: Perceptions, opinions and practices; Patient’s receptivity to the Advance Directives of Living Will; The family facing the advance directives of living will.
Conclusion:
the relevance of the topic became evident as a guarantee of respect for the dignity and autonomy of the patient, as well as to reduce ethical confl icts faced by families and health professionals facing care at the end of life.