Meanings of Palliative Care for family members and its implications for anticipatory mourning

  • Cristine Gabrielle da Costa dos Reis Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    PhD. in Psychology at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Master’s in Psychology with an emphasis on health from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Postal Address: Rua Carlos Uhr, 875, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Email: cristinecostareis@hotmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-4715
  • Carmen Leontina Ojeda Ocampo Moré Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    PhD. in Psychology from PUC-SP. Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) of the Graduate Program and the Psychology Course. Postal Address: Departamento de Psicologia, sala 07, Bloco B, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas – CFH, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC. Campus Reitor João David Ferreira Lima, s/ n- Trindade, Florianópolis, SC – CEP: 88040-900. Email: carmenloom@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-8180
  • Marina Menezes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    PhD. in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Assistant Professor of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) of the Graduate Program and the Psychology Course. Postal Addres:  Departamento de Psicologia, sala 07, Bloco B, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas – CFH, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC. Campus Reitor João David Ferreira Lima, s/ n- Trindade, Florianópolis, SC – CEP: 88040-900. Email: menezes.marina@ufsc.br. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-8684
  • Estefânia Ibarra Dobes da Rosa Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas (CEPON)

    Psychologist. Specialist on psycho oncology. Psychologist in Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas – CEPON. Postal Address: Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, 655 - Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SC – CEP: 88034-000.  Email: estefania.rosa@cepon.org.br
  • Raquel Campos Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas (CEPON)

    Psychologist. Psychologist in Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas – CEPON. Postal Address: São José n.º 56 , Bloco A , Apt. 302 Centro - Biguaçu SC CEP: 88160- 156 Email: raquel.campos@cepon.org.br
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202301.010
Keywords: Palliative care, Caregivers, Family caregivers, Mourning, Anticipatory mourning

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to Palliative Care and its implications for the anticipatory mourning process, from the perspective of family caregivers. Participants were 14 family members of patients in Palliative Care. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The data were analyzed and organized based on the Grounded Theory, using the Atlas.ti 7.5 software. The results showed the meanings attributed to Palliative Care marked by the impact of the treatment proposal, by the emergence of feelings and experiences, and traversed by the specific care requirements, the treatment, and the decision making, generating repercussions in the caregiver’s life. Visualizing the set of meanings attributed during the process permits the support of actions in Palliative Care that recognize elements that constitute anticipatory mourning.

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da Costa dos Reis, C., Ojeda Ocampo Moré, C., Menezes, M., Ibarra Dobes da Rosa, E., & Campos, R. (2022). Meanings of Palliative Care for family members and its implications for anticipatory mourning. Revista De Psicología, 41(1), 241-268. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202301.010

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