RT Journal Article
T1 Competence and Compassion: Key Elements of Professional Care at the End of Life From Caregiver’s Perspective
A1 Ibáñez Masero, Olivia
A1 Ortíz Amo, Rocío
A1 Cabrera Troya, José
A1 Carmona Rega, M. Inés
A1 Ruíz Fernández, María Dolores
A1 Ortega Galán, Ángela María
K1 Ciencias de la salud
AB In the act of caring for and helping people in the end-of-life process, the professional who provides care and assistance must know how to maintain a relationship of closeness, empathy, and compassion for the pain and suffering of the person who is going to die. The objective was to understand, elaborate on, and characterize the key elements of end-of-life care of patients from a caregiver's perspective through a qualitative phenomenological multicenter study. Participants were caregivers who had lost a family member at least 2 months but less than 2 years in the past. The techniques used were 5 discussion groups and 41 in-depth interviews, which included a total of 81 participants. To analyze the information, a protocol developed by Giorgi was followed. Two dimensions or units of meaning, with subdimensions, emerged: (1) Technical competence, with the subdimensions "Control of symptoms" and "Continuity of care," and (2) Compassion, with the subdimensions "Effective/affective communication," "Attitudes of kindness and closeness toward the patient and the family," and "Generosity and personalized flexibility of care." Assistance at the end of life requires the proper preparation of professionals who care for these patients, in addition to a compassionate attitude on the part of professionals and the people accompanying the dying person, that fosters a more humanized and dignified treatment in the dying process.
PB Sage
SN 1938-2715
YR 2019
FD 2019-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24940
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24940
LA eng
NO Ortega-Galán ÁM, Ruiz-Fernández MD, Carmona-Rega MI, Cabrera-Troya J, Ortíz-Amo R, Ibáñez-Masero O. Competence and Compassion: Key Elements of Professional Care at the End of Life From Caregiver's Perspective. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Jun;36(6):485-491. doi: 10.1177/1049909118816662. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID: 30518225.
NO Fundación Progreso y Salud. Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía. GRANT_NUMBER: AP-0100-2016
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026