The importance of communication in pediatric oncology palliative care: focus on Humanistic Nursing Theory

Authors

  • Jael Rúbia Figueiredo de Sá França Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Maria Emilia Limeira Lopes Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Faculdade de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300018

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to investigate and analyze communication in palliative care contexts from the perspective of nurses, based on Humanistic Nursing Theory. METHOD: this is a field study with a qualitative approach, in which ten nurses working in the pediatric oncology unit of a Brazilian public hospital participated. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The testimonies were qualitatively analyzed using Humanistic Nursing Theory and based on the five phases of Nursing Phenomenology. RESULTS: two thematic categories emerged from the analysis of the study's empirical material: "strategy to humanize nursing care, with an emphasis on relieving the child's suffering" and "strategy to strengthen ties of trust established between nurse and child." CONCLUSION: communication is an efficacious element in the care provided to the child with cancer and is extremely important to promoting palliative care when it is based on Humanistic Nursing Theory.

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Published

2013-06-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2013)

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Original Articles

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The importance of communication in pediatric oncology palliative care: focus on Humanistic Nursing Theory . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(3), 780-786. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300018