O envolvimento emocional de médicos em cuidados paliativos

Abstract

The present study intends to verify the emotional involvement of physicians working with Palliative Care and how they face situations regarding death and other related issues. To carry out this research, four doctors with more than 5 years of experience in different specialties were interviewed. The analysis was performed with data referring to the year 2012. The method used was the analysis of interviews, which were transcribed literally for greater data accuracy. Based on these interviews, a data presentation and a discussion were later prepared. The theoretical basis used to interpret the data was that of Analytical Psychology. Finally, it was possible to reveal that all participating physicians are deeply affected by such an intimate relationship with death. All of them demonstrated need for direction and support, mostly religious, to deal with this radical and often renegaded human experience