Produção científica acerca da dor em cuidados paliativos: contribuição da enfermagem no cenário brasileiro.

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the national scientific production of pain in palliative care published by nurses. Methods: An integrative literature review was used as the study design. The bibliographic survey took place in June 2019 and publications from the last five years were included in the Lilacs, Bdenf and Medline databases. Results: A sample of 23 articles was obtained, most of them (78.26%) original articles, published mostly (60.86%) in Lilacs, in various regions of the country. Three thematic categories were defined: Prevalence of pain and treatment modalities in palliative care; Tools and pain assessment and pain perception in palliative care. Conclusion: The present study made it possible to synthesize the knowledge about pain published by Brazilian nurses, contributing to the implementation of its management in palliative care and, through the gaps evidenced, to encourage new studies on the theme exposed.