BRANCO, P. H. F. C.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0100337132213855; BRANCO, Pedro Hans Feitosa Castelo.
Abstract:
We live in an age where there is progressive aging, associated with a
predominance of slow, chronic and degenerative diseases. With the emergence of
protocols in palliative care professionals have gained the opportunity to make the
death process more dignified and less painful. For this reason, there is interest in
alerting to the importance of CP in preserving human dignity and promoting pain
relief in terminally ill patients. This work aims to emphasize the importance of this
modality of care in the preservation of fundamental human rights. For its elaboration
a systematic qualitative review of articles on palliative care and its aspects related to
the defense of human dignity was carried out. As a result, 67 articles regarding the
proposed theme were found, excluding those that did not meet the established
criteria. At the end, 20 articles were selected, which were organized in order to
compose this review. We conclude that various issues related to death still remain
taboo, dividing opinions in the literature and within hospitals, but above all it is
necessary to guarantee human dignity from the beginning of life to its end,
safeguarding universal rights and individual freedom.