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Angústia de morte sentida pelos profissionais de saúde, face aos doentes em fase terminal
O presente trabalho aborda as dificuldades sentidas pelos profissionais de saúde
perante os doentes em fase terminal. É importante percebermos como é que os
profissionais de saúde se preparam psicologicamente para tratar dos pacientes com o
profissionalismo que lhes é pedido. O trabalho recai, na tentativa de verificar, a
forma como conseguem “escapar” a esta ligação directa com a morte.
Participaram neste estudo do tipo exploratório, 4 enfermeiras e 1 médica da Unidade
da Dor do Hospital Garcia de Orta, que através de entrevistas semi-directivas,
descreviam as suas experiências. Abordámos o percurso profissional, as dificuldades
no dia-a-dia, as situações mais gratificantes, a função da equipa e o processo de luto.
Nos resultados obtidos, utilizámos como método a análise de conteúdo.
Os resultados destacaram a identificação, como a maior dificuldade, lembrando desta
forma que os profissionais de saúde, também sofrem com a perda dos doentes, como
se de alguém próximo se tratasse, complicando a relação profissional e levando a que
normalmente se usem mecanismos do evitamento.
Concluímos que é indispensável o apoio da equipa multidisciplinar, de forma a
acolher todos os acontecimentos que provocam desconforto e angústia em relação à
morte, por mais mecanismos utilizados é impossível dissociar a relação profissional
da pessoal.This essay’s goal is to approach the difficulties felt by the health professionals
towards patients in the terminal phasis. The psychological state of those
professionals is described as an emotional burst, in which fear and mostly fear of
one’s death is enhanced. It’s important to understand how health professionals
prepare themselves internally, so they can treat patients with the required
professionalism. This close relationship between patients and caretakers represents a
complex phenomenon, which leads to the exchange of values, beliefs, perceptions,
emotions and feelings. This essay regards mostly the way as professionals manage to
escape this direct connection to death.
The sample was composed by four participants, three nurses and a doctor, from the
Unity of Pain of the Garcia de Orta Hospital, whose semi-structured interviews
described their experiences, both personal and professional, and mentioned the
toughest ones and the way to get over them.
The analysis of results revealed that health professionals are also human beings, and
therefore suffer from patients’ loss, as if they where very close, such as a relative.
They also have their own mourning and anguish. Sometimes, the identification with
the patient leads to moments of omnipotence and frustration. One of the most
popular methods used by the participants was avoidness (what the eye doesn’t see,
the heart does not grieve over); it’s easier to stay away from patients, so on their last
hour, suffering can be smaller. To cope with all these experiences, some more
painful than others, they can lean on the unconditional support from their
multidisciplinary team, which represents the place to love, to shout, to feel and
grieve. If such a structure didn’t exist, to shelter the events that cause discomfort,
none of this could be possible, once this discomfort or anguish is, above all, the
anguish of one’s own death, and the one of caretakers and watchers.
Freud says that “adapting to the ultimate trauma death represents, increases the taste
for life”