Said, Unsaid and What is Said in Between: The Comuinication in Palliative Care

Abstract

The fundamental characteristic of palliative care is the humanization of death and the interdisciplinary team work is the mark of this actuation, since the patient is understood and treated as a whole in this context. The objective of this article is to present a part of an exploratory research about communication, which was done at a palliative care nursery. The methodology adopted was qualitative exploratory, this instrument consist on semi structured interviews with professionals, that were later transcripted and analyzed concerning it’s content. It was observed that the well‑structures technicals procedures ensure the process of communication. It was also noticed that are still some aspects that need to be worked on, ass: dialogues about death, relationship among co‑workers and meetings with all professionals, including technicians.

Keywords

• communication
• pallative care
• interdisciplinary team
• death
• analysis of content