Another objective of palliative care is to give dignity to life, in all its phases (not just at the end of it, as is believed), respecting the values and treatment preferences of the patient and their family, such as the desire to die — at home or in the hospital. hospital, with all the procedures that this environment involves, for example.
The Ministry of Health recently approved the National Palliative Care Policy in the SUS (Res. No. 729, of December 7, 2023), but some public services already offer this type of care.
ANCP has an atlas with all of them, which you can consult here:
https://paliativo.org.br/onde-encontrar-cuidados-paliativos-no-brasil/.
For those who assist someone who is sick with a threatening illness capable of determining the end of their life, emotions can alternate between deep sadness, anxiety, fear and even relief, especially when death occurs. Having the support of a team to embrace your feelings can help reduce these discomforts.
Sources: Natan Chehtergeneral practitioner and geriatrician, member of the SBGG (Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology) and the Hospital Estadual Mário Covas, in Santo André (SP); Vanise Barros Rodrigues da Mottaanesthesiologist and palliative care specialist (adult, pediatric and perinatal), is part of the clinical staff of HU-UFMA (University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão), which is part of the Ebserh network (Brazilian Company of Hospital Services); Viviane Bernardes de Oliveira Chaibenintensive care physician, head of the Intensive Care Service at Complexo Grupo Marista, in Curitiba, and professor at the School of Medicine and Life Sciences at PUC-PR, coordinator of the intensive medicine residency at Hospital Universitário Cajuru. Medical review: Vanise Barros Rodrigues da Motta.
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