A experiência de cuidadores de pessoas com câncer em cuidados paliativos: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Canceris a devastating diseaseand, many times, there are no more resources that can cure the patient, and death is approaching. Palliative care, seeking to offer comfort as much as possible, often starts tobe performed in the home environment, by family members or caregivers. In thissense, the theme of this research involves the impact of palliative care for caregivers. OBJECTIVE: To know the impact on the life of the caregiver of a person with terminal cancer. METHOD: This Is An Integrative Review, searching the Google Scholar and Virtual Health Library databases, using the descriptors "cancer", "caregiver" and "depression". Articles published in full in the years 2019 and 2020 were included. Finally, six articles met the inclusion criteria and providedanswerstotheresearch question: How does palliative care with people with terminal cancer impact the lives of caregivers? RESULTS: The articles included in there search show that caregivers who work directly with cancer patients, providing palliative care and experiencing the patient's suffering context, need care of that it is possible to relieve the tension they experience daily. Reports of excessive tiredness, discouragement, feeling of sadness and the development of depression were also recurrent, showing the importance of being cared for, taking into account the responsibility and burden when caring for câncer patients. CONCLUSION: It is essential that the caregiver maintains his quality of life, seeking activities that relieve his stress. The constant care with cancer patients puts them in a situation of tension, the experience of suffering from the disease brings great emotional impacts those constant ly involved with these patients, which can result in depression. There fore, health and nursing professionals must be attentive to guide and assist these caregivers in planning care for people with cancer, minimizing the effects of daily overload.