THE USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE: BENEFITS AND PURPOSES

Authors

  • Juliana Souza Caires Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Tuanny Argolo Andrade Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Juliana Bezerra do Amaral Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Maria Thais de Andrade Calasans Escola Bahiana de medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Michelle Daiane da Silva Rocha Hospital São Rafael

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i3.33861

Keywords:

Palliative care, Complementary therapy, Nursing.

Abstract

This exploratory-descriptive study was an
excerpt from the research project undertaken in 2011 to
2012, and aimed to analyze the use of complementary
therapies in palliative care by Brazilian institutions
accredited with the Brazilian and Latin-American
Associations of Palliative Care. Data collection, with six
representatives of the health services, occurred through
a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed
quantitatively using simple percentages, and qualitatively,
based in Content Analysis. The results revealed that music
therapy, acupuncture and massage were the modalities
used most in palliative care; the complementary therapies,
allied with conventional treatment, help to relieve
the patients’ anxiety, depression and pain, promoting
relaxation, and facilitating the relationship with, and the
interaction between, professional-patient-family. Thus,
the use of the complementary therapies in palliative care
must be valued and used by trained professionals, as it
contributes to improving quality of life.

Author Biographies

Juliana Souza Caires, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Graduanda em Enfermagem pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP). Membro do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisas em Enfermagem – Dor e Cuidados Paliativos (GEPEN). 

Tuanny Argolo Andrade, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Graduanda em Enfermagem pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP). Membro do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisas em Enfermagem – Dor e Cuidados Paliativos (GEPEN). 

Juliana Bezerra do Amaral, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pelo programa de Pós Graduação da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia (EEUFBA). Professora Assistente do curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Membro do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisas em Enfermagem – Dor e Cuidados Paliativos (GEPEN).

Maria Thais de Andrade Calasans, Escola Bahiana de medicina e Saúde Pública

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem pelo programa de Pós Graduação da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia (EEUFBA). Professora Assistente do curso de Enfermagem da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Membro do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisas em Enfermagem – Dor e Cuidados Paliativos (GEPEN).

Michelle Daiane da Silva Rocha, Hospital São Rafael

Enfermeira. Residência em Oncologia pelo Instituto Nacional de Câncer . Pós Graduada em Cuidados Paliativos pela Pinus Longaeva. Enfermeira da Oncologia do Hospital São Rafael.

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Published

2014-09-29

How to Cite

Caires, J. S., Andrade, T. A., Amaral, J. B. do, Calasans, M. T. de A., & Rocha, M. D. da S. (2014). THE USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE: BENEFITS AND PURPOSES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i3.33861

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Research

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