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- Alimentación al final de la vida: un dilema éticoPublication . Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Coelho, PatríciaThe article, by way of a bibliographic review, is an attempt to comprehend the current ethical issues concerning nutrition support in palliative medical care with regard to such questions as abstaining from nutrition, suspension of nutrition and artificial hydration, as well as the voluntary cessation of nutrition and hydration.
- Bioethical principles and nutrition in palliative carePublication . Andrade, Joana S. de; Almeida, Mariana Magalhães; Pinho-Reis, CíntiaThe last few decades have been witness to huge advances in medical technology and, consequently, in Ethics. One area that reflects this progress has been the area of food, nutrition and hydration in Palliative Care. The current review focuses on the overall knowledge about Ethics in the field of Nutrition in Palliative Care regarding the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice.
- Cuidados paliativos em el domicilio: revisión de la producción científicaPublication . Coelho, Patrícia; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Silva, Rosa; Mello, Ramon Andrade; Costa, Tânia; Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Sá, Luís
- Da alimentação oral à nutrição artificial em Cuidados Paliativos domiciliários: estudo de caso qualitativoPublication . Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Coelho, Sílvia Patrícia; Capelas, Manuel Luís
- Estado cognitivo de los pacientes com necesidades paliativas en las unidades de hospitalizaciónPublication . Coelho, Patrícia; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Mello, Ramon Andrade de; Silva, Rosa; Sá, Luís
- La Superposición de Delirium um Trastorno Neurocognitivo MajorPublication . Silva, Rosa; Coelho, Patrícia; Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Capelas, Manuel Luís
- Nutrition and hydration in the end-of-life-care: ethical issuesPublication . Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Sarmento, António; Capelas, Manuel LuísThe last decades brought huge advances in medical technology and pharmacology. One area that reflects this progress has been the administration of nutrition and hydration. These are controversial therapies at the end of life, especially when administered by artificial means. The objective of this review was to discuss and comprehend the current and global knowledge about ethical issues related to food, nutrition and hydration in the end-of-life care. The problematic situations analyzed include: advanced directives, the concept of basic human care or treatment, the meaning of food and fluids, the withholding and withdrawing of nutrition and hydration, risks and benefits of nutritional support and the concept of voluntary stopping eating and drinking.
- Palliative care in lung cancer: from the challenges to the home carePublication . Coelho, Sílvia Patrícia; Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Mello, Ramon Andrade de; Crispim, Douglas Henrique; Sá, LuísBackground: Lung cancer is currently one of the mostcommon malignant neoplasms worldwide. Distress symptomsrelated to the primary disease or in combination with diseaseprogression have challenges faced by the patients, family, andthe health care team. Aims: Demonstrate the benefits of an integrated palliativecare approach for lung cancer patients at the time ofdiagnosis and also the benefits of care these patients athome. Methods: Integrative review on the ISI Web of Knowledge,PubMed, CINAHL and Academic Search Complete. Thekeywords were “Lung Cancer”, “Palliative Care”, “Approaches”and “Therapies”. The inclusion criteria were articles in theEnglish published until 2015 with full-text and referencesavailable and peer-reviewed. The research anddocumentation were carried out in accordance with thePrisma 2009 Referencia guidelines. Results: 164 articles were found, of which 33 were selectedto full analysis. Most of the lung cancer patients suffer frommultiple distressing symptoms with high levels of intensityand are simultaneously influenced by disease progressionand the undertaken therapies. Palliative interventions havean integrative philosophy that has been demonstrate to be aneffective relief of the patients suffer. Moreover, palliativedevelops interventions that control the symptoms related tothe disease and integrates the different dimensions of peopleand their problems in the evaluation of their health status andtherapeutic intervention to respond favorably to the patientsand family’s needs because many cancer patients prefer aconservative or supportive treatment. Conclusion/discussion: The provision of specialized palliativecare at home allows the respect of the patients’ preferencesand providing humane care throughout the course of thedisease, particularly at the end-of-life.
- Revisão da produção científica: cuidados paliativos, uma assistência no domicílioPublication . Coelho, Patrícia; Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Silva, Rosa; Costa, Tânia; Alves, Sandra; Sá, Luís
- Significado da alimentação em cuidados paliativosPublication . Pinho-Reis, Cíntia; Coelho, PatríciaThis narrative literature review reflects the current knowledge on the Meaning of Feeding in Palliative Care for the patients and their families with regard to physiological / therapeutic, social, psychological, religious / spiritual meanings. Furthermore, this article focuses on the meaning of food intake reduction, food refusal, artificial nutrition and hydration and patients’ physical changes.