Abstract

NAVES, Fabiana; MARTINS, Bruna  and  DUCATTI, Mariana. The importance of humanized care in palliative care: a systematic review. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.2, pp.390-396.  Epub Aug 31, 2021. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/21psd220206.

Palliative care assistance requires an ethical and humanized attitude from all professionals, in order to take care of the physical, emotional, social and spiritual demands of the patient and his family. In this sense, the objective of this work was to identify acts of humanization in the performance in Palliative Care and the role of the psychologist in this context. For this, an integrative review was carried out with descriptors Portuguese, English and Spanish. It was possible to find 109 articles, 24 of which were read in full and 18 selected for this work. The results found allowed to understand the importance of humanized assistance to the patient and his family, emphasizing the improvement in communication and relationships; the psychologist's performance in palliative care, especially at the moment of death; valuing the presence of health professionals and caregivers; and the importance of the patient choosing his treatment. The results allowed us to conclude that humanization actions are fundamental for better patient care in palliative care and that the psychologist acts with the objective of promoting quality of life to the patient and assisting with issues related to finitude.

Keywords : Palliative care; psychology; humanization.

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