A vivência do luto da equipe de saúde na oncologia pediátrica

Abstract

Death and health are present in humanity in all time and space, yet their modes of experience differ according to each culture. This work, anchored theoretically in the Heideggerian Phenomenology, sought to analyze the experience of the health team’s mourning in the context of pediatric oncology. A narrative review of journals in Psychology and Health was done, which integrated the qualitative material analyzed and used in the construction of the thematic categories "The health team in its work processes" and "Child cancer in its care processes". The literature indicates the suffering of health professionals in their work and proposes strategies of support for a greater preparation of these subjects in dealing with the challenges and feelings aroused in the professional practice. The ethical and emotional dimensions of pediatric oncology are especially complex; the long period of treatment favors a greater affective involvement with the patient, intensively mobilizing the professionals. We identified possible contributions to the training and care of the health team regarding terminality in the guiding principles of palliative care, especially regarding communication in the therapeutic relationship. The deepening of the thematic can favor the base of practices of support to the professionals and a more humanized health care.