Resultados: 4

Experience of families facing cancer in palliative care

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the experience of families facing cancer in palliative care of one of its members. Method: this is a qualitative research based on the theoretical-methodological framework of Grounded Theory. Six families participated, totaling 15 people. Data were collected from Jan...

It possible to die at home? Analysis of the brazilian and french scenarios

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe and analyze the challenges and the possibilities of the return to the home in palliative care in the Brazilian and French scenarios. Method: ethnographic study conducted in two hospitals, homes and medical-social establishments. Six people in palliative care, four family...

The right to die and power over life: knowledge to govern the bodies

Texto & contexto enferm; 25 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine how the media articulates the knowledge and positions involved in the process of death and dying. Documentary research in the field of post-structuralist cultural studies. The empirical material consisted of ten interviews, published in the magazines Época and Veja, ...

Self-care of patients in conservative treatment of chronic renal insufficiency

Texto & contexto enferm; 22 (3), 2013
Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida no ambulatório de uremia de um hospital público do sul do Brasil. Objetivou-se descrever como pessoas com insuficiência renal crônica, em tratamento conservador, cuidam de si. Participaram 15 pessoas com insuficiência renal crônica em tratamento co...