Distress in people with hematological disease undergoing transplantation: an integrative literature review
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https://doi.org/10.31877/on.2025.51.04Keywords:
Emotional Distress, Nursing Care, Hospitals Isolation, Cancer PatientAbstract
Introduction: In hematopoietic cell transplantation, the person is at high risk of acquiring an infection and is therefore in protective isolation, which is a factor that increases distress.
Objective: To investigate nursing care that promotes the relief of distress in people with cancer in hospital isolation.
Methodology: This is an Integrative Literature Review based on bibliographic research carried out in the MEDLINE, CINAHL Complete databases and a free search on the Google Scholar platform.
Results: Nursing care based on the promotion of literacy, music therapy, meditation and problem-solving therapy, as well as new technologies and the promotion of shared experiences, demonstrate validity in relieving distress.
Conclusion: It is important to provide nursing care to relieve distress, both through pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
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