Scientific production about palliative care and communication in online journals: a scoping review - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to characterize publications about palliative care and communication, with an emphasis on the approaches addressed, disseminated in online journals.

Methods:

it is a scope review, in which the mnemonic strategy Problem, Concept and Context was used, based on database research. The sample consisted of 86 publications.

Results:

most publications were written in the English language, published in the journal BMC Palliative Care, and with level of evidence IV. As for the approaches approached, the following stand out: Importance of communication in palliative care; Breaking the bad news in palliative care; Training professionals/staff to communicate in palliative care; and Communication strategies in palliative care.

Final Considerations:

the review made it possible to map a significant number of publications on palliative care and communication. It is recommended to produce new studies with better scientific evidence that guide the assistance of health professionals.