Palliative care seeks to alleviate the suffering of patients with chronic and life-threatening diseases in the physical, social, psychological and spiritual dimensions. In the spiritual dimension, it seeks to imbue transcendental aspects, such as life and death, with meaning. Knowing these senses is the objective of this study, which is a qualitative research of exploratory character, and uses semi-structured interviews for data collection and discourse analysis. Four patients were interviewed and three categories of meaning were identified: finitude coping resources; sufferings related to finitude; meanings attributed to life and death. We noticed the greater suffering was not the finitude itself, but what arises from it, such as functiona...
Most research in the study of dying has focused on the attitudes towards death, anxiety surrounding ...
As a universal human experience, spirituality is innate to humanity. Nevertheless, the attempt to de...
À partir de la distinction opérée par G. Canguilhem (1966) entre la maladie du malade et celle du mé...
Although medicine reaches constant advancements in patient care with cancer, with the realization of...
Abstract This study aimed to understand the meanings attributed by the main caregivers of cancer pat...
Palliative care practitioners are now better able than ever before to ameliorate end-of-life symptom...
Spiritual, existential, and psychological issues represent central components of quality of life (QO...
Drawing upon an ethnographic research developed in two Portuguese palliative care units, this articl...
Spirituality is the most unknown aspect of palliative care despite being the need that is most alte...
Introdução: A espiritualidade é uma modalidade terapêutica em Cuidados Paliativos que contribui para...
Abundant literature has argued the significance of religion, belief, and spirituality at the end of ...
The overall aim of this thesis was to gain knowledge about the existential crisis in patients and fa...
Searching for Meaning 2 Barriers to accessing quality end-of-life care, such as hospice care, are th...
Dying and death are universal human experiences that are part of daily activities in a nursing team....
Art therapy practice in palliative care offers a creative way of responding to the emotional, psych...
Most research in the study of dying has focused on the attitudes towards death, anxiety surrounding ...
As a universal human experience, spirituality is innate to humanity. Nevertheless, the attempt to de...
À partir de la distinction opérée par G. Canguilhem (1966) entre la maladie du malade et celle du mé...
Although medicine reaches constant advancements in patient care with cancer, with the realization of...
Abstract This study aimed to understand the meanings attributed by the main caregivers of cancer pat...
Palliative care practitioners are now better able than ever before to ameliorate end-of-life symptom...
Spiritual, existential, and psychological issues represent central components of quality of life (QO...
Drawing upon an ethnographic research developed in two Portuguese palliative care units, this articl...
Spirituality is the most unknown aspect of palliative care despite being the need that is most alte...
Introdução: A espiritualidade é uma modalidade terapêutica em Cuidados Paliativos que contribui para...
Abundant literature has argued the significance of religion, belief, and spirituality at the end of ...
The overall aim of this thesis was to gain knowledge about the existential crisis in patients and fa...
Searching for Meaning 2 Barriers to accessing quality end-of-life care, such as hospice care, are th...
Dying and death are universal human experiences that are part of daily activities in a nursing team....
Art therapy practice in palliative care offers a creative way of responding to the emotional, psych...
Most research in the study of dying has focused on the attitudes towards death, anxiety surrounding ...
As a universal human experience, spirituality is innate to humanity. Nevertheless, the attempt to de...
À partir de la distinction opérée par G. Canguilhem (1966) entre la maladie du malade et celle du mé...