The principles and values implied in the practice of palliative sedation and the euthanasia/ Principios e valores implicados na pratica da sedacao paliativa e a eutanasia/ Principios y valores implicados en la practica de la sedacion paliativa y la eutanasia
The aim of the present study was to investigate the meaning attributed by healthcare professionals to the practice of palliative sedation in the dying process, the relationship of this practice with euthanasia, and the values considered important and that ground decision making by palliative care te...
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Published in | Interface (Botucatu, Brazil) Vol. 22; no. 66; p. 733 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Portuguese |
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Fundacao UNI
01.07.2018
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Summary: | The aim of the present study was to investigate the meaning attributed by healthcare professionals to the practice of palliative sedation in the dying process, the relationship of this practice with euthanasia, and the values considered important and that ground decision making by palliative care teams. This is an exploratory and descriptive qualitative study, based on dialectical hermeneutics. The results show that the meanings attributed by the interviewed professionals were in line with scientific development. They reported that they sought to clarify the clinical facts involved in each decision-making process and the implicated values according to the evolution of ethical reflections regarding the practice of palliative sedation and euthanasia. Within the scope of ethical reflection, principles are not considered absolute, because, when considering as values, professionals analyzed the specific circumstances and the consequences involving their decisions. Keywords: Deep sedation. Palliative care. Bioethics. Euthanasia. Este estudo buscou compreender os sentidos atribuidos, pelos profissionais de saude, a pratica da sedacao paliativa no processo de morrer, as relacoes desta pratica com a eutanasia, bem como os valores considerados importantes e que subsidiam a equipe de cuidados paliativos na tomada de decisao. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratoria e descritiva de abordagem qualitativa, baseada na hermeneutica dialetica. Os resultados indicam que os sentidos atribuidos pelos profissionais entrevistados acompanham o desenvolvimento cientifico, os quais tem buscado esclarecer os fatos clinicos de cada processo de tomada de decisao e os valores implicados, seguindo a evolucao da reflexao etica sobre a pratica da sedacao paliativa e eutanasia. No ambito da reflexao etica, os principios nao sao vistos como absolutos, pois, ao considerarem os valores, os profissionais analisam as circunstancias e as consequencias que permeiam as decisoes. Palavras-chave: Sedacao profunda. Cuidados paliativos. Bioetica. Eutanasia. El objetivo de este estudio fue entender los sentidos atribuidos por los profesionales de salud a la practica de la sedacion paliativa en el proceso de muerte, las relaciones de esta practica con la eutanasia, asi como los valores considerados importante y que sirven de subsidio al equipo de cuidados paliativos en la toma de decision. Se trata de una encuesta exploratoria y descriptiva de abordaje cualitativo, con base en la hermeneutica dialectica. Los resultados indican que los sentidos atribuidos por los profesionales entrevistados acompanan el desarrollo cientifico, los cuales han buscado aclarar los hechos clinicos de cada proceso de toma de decision y los valores implicados, siguiendo la evolucion de la reflexion etica sobre la practica de la sedacion paliativa y la eutanasia. En el ambito de la reflexion etica, los principios no son vistos como absolutos, puesto que, al considerar los valores, los profesionales analizan las circunstancias y las consecuencias presentes en las decisiones. Palabras clave: Sedacion profunda. Cuidados paliativos. Bioetica. Eutanasia. |
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ISSN: | 1414-3283 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1807-57622016.0853 |