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0823/2013 - Death and dying: experiences of professionals working in long-term care institution for the elderly
Morte e morrer: percepção dos profissionais atuantes em uma instituição de longa permanência para idosos

Author:

• Patrícia Peres de Oliveira - Oliveira, P.P de - Divinópolis, MG - Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei - <pperesoliveira@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Andrea Bezerra Rodrigues - Rodrigues, A.B. - Universidade Federal do Ceará - <andreabrodrigues@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2137-0663
• Selma Maria da Fonseca Viegas - Viegas, S.M.F - Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei - <selmaviegas@ufsj.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-4997
• Juliana Gimenez Amaral - Amaral, J.G. - Universidade Paulista - <amaral_ju@yahoo.com.br >

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Abstract:

The aging population and the lack of caregivers result in a growing demand for the institutionalization and the reflections that permeates aging is finitude. Living with death is part of the daily work of health professionals, causing them emotional overload. This study aimed to know the experiences of health care professionals in a long-stay institutions for the elderly before the process of dying and death. Used the reference of Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interaction, respectively, methodological and theoretical.Was conducted in a long-stay institution for the elderly in São Paulo. We interviewed 20 health professionals from varied backgrounds. The central phenomenon of the results was: reconstructing ways to deal with the circumstances of dying and death. Originated the following categories: including death as part of human existence; seeking to acquire knowledge acquisition to face episodes of death and dying; reflecting on his own death. Without provide fertile breeding ground for the systematic development of the subject, the interactions among workers with the exchange of experiences on death and dying remain restricted to a subjective level. In the conclusion, we emphasize the importance of a metamorphosis in the institutional context and health education, with more specific focus on thanatology.

Keywords:

Death Homes for the aged Aged

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Oliveira, P.P de, Rodrigues, A.B., Viegas, S.M.F, Amaral, J.G.. Death and dying: experiences of professionals working in long-term care institution for the elderly. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Jun). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/death-and-dying-experiences-of-professionals-working-in-longterm-care-institution-for-the-elderly/13116?id=13116&id=13116



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