Total pain and comfort theory: implications in the care to patients in oncology palliative care

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Freitas de Castro (Author), Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly (Author), Mauro Leonardo Salvador Caldeira dos Santos (Author), Marléa Crescêncio Chagas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To reflect on the possible connections between Katharine Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort and Cicely Saunders's concept of Total Pain and the implications to the care of the oncology palliative care patient. Method: Theoretical reflection based on a literature review carried...