Atuação fonoaudiológica em cuidados paliativos no contexto da comunicação suplementar e/ou alternativa (csa)

Abstract

Palliative care can be defined as a comprehensive therapeutic approach to care, aimed at improving the patient's quality of life and the family nucleus, aimed at all patients with progressive and life-threatening illness. The speech therapist, as an essential member of the multiprofessional team, can contribute to approaches aimed at food and communication. Communication plays an essential role within the palliative process, and may involve alternative and/or supplementary communication, in order to contribute by means consistent with each case, directed to the patient with language difficulties. This research aimed to describe the importance of speech therapy in addressing palliative care, with an emphasis on the contribution provided by alternative communication within this process. Research carried out by literature review with a descriptive and qualitative approach, conducted through the survey of several databases, such as national literature and indexed articles, based on the assumption of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thus, the research made it possible to perceive the importance of speech therapy in the insertion in palliative care, based on the direction of management related to communicative aspects, within the approach linked to supplementary and/or alternative communication.