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Experiencias de cuidar a través de proporcionar toque cerca del final de la vida

Sean M Reed¹, Marlaine C Smith², Jean S Kutner³

¹University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Aurora, CO.

International journal for human caring

|August 20, 2025

Resumen

El simple tacto y el masaje para pacientes con cáncer avanzado cerca del final de la vida fomentan relaciones de cuidado y bienestar holístico. Este enfoque de cuidado humano es esencial para los pacientes que experimentan transiciones al final de la vida.

Área de la Ciencia:

Cuidados paliativos
Enfermería Oncológica
La Ciencia de la Atención Humana

Sus antecedentes:

Los pacientes con cáncer avanzado cerca del final de la vida a menudo experimentan angustia y aislamiento.
El papel del tacto terapéutico en los cuidados paliativos es cada vez más reconocido.
Los modelos de cuidado holístico enfatizan la interconexión del bienestar físico, emocional y espiritual.

Objetivo del estudio:

Explorar las experiencias de las personas que proporcionan tacto (masaje o simple tacto) a pacientes con cáncer avanzado.
Identificar temas relacionados con el cuidado humano en el contexto de la atención al final de la vida.
Para entender el impacto del tacto en la relación afectiva y el bienestar del paciente.

Principales métodos:

Análisis cualitativo descriptivo del contenido de las entrevistas semiestructuradas.
Análisis de las narrativas de los participantes sobre el contacto con pacientes con cáncer avanzado.
Análisis temático para identificar patrones emergentes en las experiencias de cuidado.

Principales resultados:

Surgieron tres temas principales: las relaciones de cuidado, el reconocimiento de patrones y la integridad, y las transformaciones y la trascendencia.
El tacto fue identificado como un catalizador para desarrollar relaciones significativas de cuidado.
Los hallazgos se alinean con una perspectiva de cuidado unitaria, haciendo hincapié en la práctica holística.

Conclusiones:

Proporcionar contacto a los pacientes cerca del final de la vida es un aspecto importante de la atención humana.
El tacto terapéutico mejora la práctica holística al fomentar relaciones de cuidado y promover el bienestar del paciente.
El estudio subraya la importancia del tacto para facilitar experiencias transformadoras para los pacientes en el cuidado avanzado del cáncer.

Palabras clave:

cáncer avanzado fin de la vida útil el masaje Cuidados paliativos El toque.Teoría del cuidado unitario

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