Dysthanasia: nursing professionals' perception Distanasia: percepción de los profesionales de enfermería Distanásia: percepção dos profissionais da enfermagem

Dysthanasia means slow and painful death without quality of life. This study aimed to know whether nurses identify dysthanasia as part of the final process of the lives of terminal patients hospitalized at an adult ICU. This is an exploratory-qualitative study. Data were collected through semi-struc...

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Main Authors: Milene Barcellos de Menezes, Lucilda Selli, Joseane de Souza Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692009000400002