Palliative Care in Speech Therapy: integrative literature review
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i4p417-427Keywords:
Palliative Care, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Quality of Life.Abstract
The area of Palliative Care (PC) aims at the quality of life to the patient (QLP) who has a disease that has no prognosis for cure. Objective: Carry out an integrative review of the literature on PC in the field of Speech Therapy. Methods: a search was performed considering the descriptors “Palliative Care” and “Speech Therapy”. Results: eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Conclusion: Speech therapy in the area of PC, still has little scientific evidence, however, it is possible to identify its contribution to improving the QLP.
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2019-12-30
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Antunes, A. P. de A., Centurion, D. S., & Ferreira, L. P. (2019). Palliative Care in Speech Therapy: integrative literature review. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(4), 417–427. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i4p417-427
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