Communication of deaths in a Long-Term Care Facility For The Elderly: To tell or not to tell?

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https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.43.123.AO09

Abstract

The communication of deaths is a practice that needs to be carried out compassionately and requires communication skills. Considering its implementation in institutional and home settings, such as Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly, it is assume that the execution of this practice could face barriers due to various factors, such as emotional and social implications, both for professionals and elderly residents, especially when the deaths being communicated involve other institutionalized elderly individuals. This qualitative research aimed to investigate how the communication of deaths of elderly individuals occurs within the context of a Long-Term Care Facility (ILPI) located in the city of Recife, which granted approval for the research. For this purpose, sociodemographic questionnaires were applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven professionals from the institution. The results were analyzed using Bardin's thematic content analysis and were divided into three categories. The research concluded that this topic encompasses issues such as professional grief, the lack of standardization in death communication, and gaps in professional training. It was also found that this topic is still scarcely discussed in the literature, highlighting the need for further studies to explore this subject.

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Published

2026-01-08

How to Cite

Nóbrega, A. K. S. da, & Silva, Éven P. L. da. (2026). Communication of deaths in a Long-Term Care Facility For The Elderly: To tell or not to tell?. Psicologia Argumento, 43(123). https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.43.123.AO09