Palliative care, spirituality and narrative bioethics in a Specialized Health Care Unit

Abstract

Through narrative bioethics, this article presents the results of a study of the narratives of six people directly involved in the routine of the palliative care unit at the Hospital de Apoio de Brasilia, with the aim of contributing to the study of the complex problems faced by palliative care in daily practice. Focusing on
the relationship between spirituality and bioethics, interviews with professionals, patients and families were conducted, seeking answers to the question of the meaning of life and its relationship to suffering. It was concluded that narrative bioethics applied to palliative care can provide important input to clarify issues related to the understanding of the spiritual realm by providing analytical frameworks that take into account human beings which express, feel, say and make sense of what is said.