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- Mesa para três (ou mais) : A mesa como encontro do eu com o outro. Uma degustação antropológica-fenomenológica da comunhão à mesaPublication . Lima, João Paulo Viage; Angélico, José Pedro LopesThis study offers an interdisciplinary reflection on the table as a symbolic and existential space of human and spiritual communion. Drawing on an anthropological approach, the table is recognized as a structuring place of family, social, and cultural relationships, where food, stories, and identities are shared. Phenomenology helps us grasp the lived experience of sharing — gestures, bodies, silences — as a mediation of meaning and a bond with the other. In turn, Christian theology interprets the table in light of Jesus’ practices, especially his meals with sinners and the marginalized, culminating in the Eucharist as the fullness of communion with God and with one another. The table thus becomes a theological space of revelation, inclusion, and salvation — a symbol of the Kingdom of God inaugurated in the concrete sharing of life and bread.
- Nurses’ perceptions of therapeutic futility in adult patients admitted to a general intensive care unitPublication . Branco, Catarina; Monteiro, Emérico Luís Matos; Sousa, Patricia Pontifice; Marques, RitaBackground: Situations of therapeutic futility (TF) in intensive care units (ICUs) present challenges for nurses.Objective: To explore nurses’ perceptions of TF in adult patients in a general ICU.Methodology: A descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted with a purposive sample of 19 nurses. Data were collected using a questionnaire with both closed- and open-ended questions and analyzed according to Bardin’s content analysis method. All ethical and formal requirements were met.Results: Nurses associated TF with diagnostic testing, invasive procedures, and intensive pharmacolog-ical interventions, which elicited feelings of anger and frustration. They identified the need to enhance communication, involve nurses in decision-making, develop protocols, and increase training in ICUs.Conclusion: Negative emotions triggered by TF affect nurses’ experience of care management. To better manage these situations, this study presents strategies for improving ICU patients’ quality of life.
- Resultados preliminares da entrevista a uma pessoa sobre a experiência de restrição física numa urgênciaPublication . Cortinhal, V.; Ditzz, E. Duarte; Deodato, S.
- Resultados preliminares da entrevista a uma pessoa sobre a experiência de restrição física numa urgênciaPublication . Cortinhal, V.; Ditzz, E. Duarte; Deodato, S.