Cuidados paliativos na atenção domiciliar: a perspectiva dos profissionais da estratégia da saúde da família

Abstract

Home Care Palliative Care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing such situations by helping them cope with problems associated with life-threatening illnesses by preventing and alleviating suffering through careful evaluation and intervention To reduce physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems. Objectives: To understand the perception of professionals of the Family Health Strategy on Palliative Care in home care. Methodological Procedures: A descriptive study of a qualitative approach, conducted with sixteen professionals, eight nurses and eight physicians working in the Family Health Strategy of a municipality in the southern region of Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data were submitted to content analysis. Results: It is considered that to provide a differentiated service, as carried out by the Palliative Care approach, one must first have knowledge about the subject. It was observed that there is a difficulty among professionals in understanding what Palliative Care is, seeing it as available only when there are no other alternatives, besides pointing out the discredit to non-curative measures. In this sense, reflections and discussions within the scope of the ESF are important in order to instrumentalize and sensitize professionals to work in the care of people in palliative care.