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Introduction: The health care offered to children and adolescents with cancer has been expanded, giving space to orthothanasia and palliative care, with a comprehensive look at the subject facing the threat to the continuity of life, as well as challenging professionals to access issues related to grief. Objective(s): In order to explore this reality, this study intended to analyze how professionals experience grieving processes in the exercise of palliative care in pediatric oncology. Method(s): A qualitative research was conducted with the participation of 23 health professionals working in palliative oncology and pediatric care, who responded to a semi-structured interview script, whose analyses were performed with the support of the IRaMuTeQ (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) software. Result(s): The results were organized in four classes: in class 1, the specificities of the treatment of children with cancer and other aspects related to chronic illness are portrayed;class 2 shows that health trainings do not prepare professionals to deal with death and with patients with no possibility of cure, and these professionals have (pre-) concepts about palliative care;class 3 highlights the principles of palliative care and other factors of the work in this therapy;and class 4 deals with the bonds formed by professionals and their grieving experiences. Conclusion(s): Cure must not be a requirement for the provision of care in relation to children with cancer that can benefit from the adoption of palliative care therapy and the validation of the sensitivity of professionals.Copyright © 2023, Universidad Compultense Madrid. All rights reserved.
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Due to the whole context of pandemic and its social impacts, a fragile situation in public health is faced, and may not only cause physical illness, but especially mental suffering, which has a high chance of occurring in the general population and persisting with post-pandemic psychological symptoms. The study aimed to understand feelings and perceptions experienced by dependent UHS users affected by Coronavirus, as well as the sequelae resulting from the process of illness and cure of the virus. This is descriptive, exploratory study type with a qualitative approach. The collection was carried out in the municipality of Guarabira, PB, with 20 dependent UHS users, who were affected by COVID-19, and who had been cured for at least 1 month. Users were invited to participate in the research through social networks. The interviews were guided by the data collection instrument and conducted remotely, using digital audio and video platforms. The age range of the interviewees ranged from 20 to 63 years, and 17 (85%) were females and 3 (15%) were males. Most females had completed higher education and were single. Feelings such as fear, anxiety, anguish, and loneliness, and the presence of sequelae after the cure of COVID-19 were identified. These feelings were clearly exposed in the interviewees' statements and the most prevalent feeling was fear. The study allowed for the identification of feelings harmful to the mental health of the participants. Through the reports, the presence of important sequelae after the cure of COVID-19 was also identified. © 2022 Centro Universitario Sao Camilo. All rights reserved.