The study aimed to characterize the profile of potential organ donors in a hospital in the northern zone of Ceará, Brazil. This is a quantitative, retrospective and documentary study, performed in a hospital of Ceará, from information contained in the medical records of potential donors, from May to September 2009. Data were tabulated, focusing on the identification process and logistic aspects. We identified t...
Objetivou-se caracterizar o perfil de potenciais doadores de órgãos em hospital da zona norte do Ceará, Brasil. Estudo quantitativo, retrospectivo, documental, realizado em hospital do Ceará, com base em informações contidas em prontuários de potenciais doadores, de maio a setembro de 2009. Os dados foram dispostos em tabelas, enfocando o processo de identificação e os aspectos logísticos. Evidenciaram-se o tra...
The study aimed to characterize the profile of potential organ donors in a hospital in the northern zone of Ceará, Brazil. This is a quantitative, retrospective and documentary study, performed in a hospital of Ceará, from information contained in the medical records of potential donors, from May to September 2009. Data were tabulated, focusing on the identification process and logistic aspects. We identified t...
The present study has as its central theme of discussion grief experienced by families whose loved ones were organ donors. It discusses the need for health professionals to know the stages of grief and subtlety to perceive them approaching in moments with family, valuable tool in the care process, especially in the face of death. This research aimed to assist the family in the grieving process after organ donat...
The objective of this study is to reflect on care for people with terminal illnesses in primary health care. This study is relevant in the current context of demographic and epidemiological transition, in which there is an increase in the aging population and a rise in the prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases. By means of qualitative research with a critical hermeneutic focus, individual interviews were ...