Cuidados paliativos na terminalidade: revisão integrativa no campo da psicologia hospitalar.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze articles published about knowledge related to the role of psychologist focused on terminally ill patient in palliative care. Methods: Integrative review with data collection carried out, between June and August 2019, in digital libraries and databases. The descriptors (DeCS): Psychology, Terminally Ill Patient, Palliative Care, Terminal Care and Review were used. They were associated with the operator “AND” in order to refine the articles to meet the objective of the study. Results: By means of the analysis of 15 publications, two categories were created: forms of psychological intervention aimed at the patient and family facing terminality and benefits of the psychologist's performance for the end-of-life patient in the context of palliative care. Conclusion: The scarcity of studies on the subject was noticed, which justifies the need for further research in order to expand the knowledge about psychological care devoted to terminally ill palliative care patients.