Article In Press | Published on: February 19, 2026
Volume: 3, Issue: 1
1. Professor at the University of the Azores-School of Health Sciences.
Corresponding Author: Cidália Frias, Professor at the University of the Azores-School of Health Sciences.
Citation: C. Frias, José C. Lopes, Ana C. R. F. Dias. (2026). The Construction of Care with Nurses and People at the End of Life: An Integrative Qualitative Analysis from the Perspective of the Sick Person. Journal of Oncology Research and Case Reports. RPC Publishers. 3(1).
Copyright: © 2026 Cidália Frias, this is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Introduction: Caring for people at the end of life poses ethical, emotional and relational challenges for nursing, requiring practices centred on the person and human dignity.
Objective: To analyse the construction of nursing care from the perspective of people at the end of life, based on an integrative qualitative analysis.
Methods: Integrative analysis of a qualitative case study based on an interview with a person at the end of life, with inductive thematic analysis supported by NVivo software.
Results: Four central themes emerged: experiencing terminality between hope and resignation; loneliness associated with family denial; vulnerability and concerns about future care; and nursing care as a source of comfort and dignity.
Conclusion: End-of-life care is a process of relational co-construction, in which the therapeutic presence and authentic communication of the nurse are fundamental to mitigating existential suffering and promoting a dignified death.
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