The Palliative care is not synonymous with death, but with a new perspective on the right to health

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https://doi.org/10.62530/rbdc25p492

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Palliative, Principle , Quality of life, Empathy, Humanized

Abstract

With increasing life expectancy and the growing number of people with chronic diseases, the need for palliative care intensifies, as its focus is on promoting and enhancing the quality of life of both patients and their families. The overall objective is to investigate and break the limited view of palliative care as synonymous with death, recognizing from a new perspective the importance of comprehensive care in promoting the quality of life of patients with serious, chronic illnesses, at all stages of the disease. Through specific objectives, such as: a) exploring the concepts of palliative care and their presentation in relation to the rights to comprehensive health; b) examining the traditional and comprehensive view of death in palliative care; c) assessing the impacts that palliative care has on patients' quality of life. This is a literature review based on research and analysis of existing data from the literature, including sources from databases, journals, university platforms, and books. The articles analyzed during the study were selected between 2019 and 2025. The impact of palliative care on patients is multifaceted, and this approach seeks to ensure a better quality of life and comprehensive healthcare as a right. One of the fundamental points of this comprehensive care process is to emphasize a full life until the end, rather than prolonging life at any cost.

Author Biographies

  • Mônica Alves de Lima, Santa Cecília University

    Nurse Training in Health Direito by the Santa Cecília University (UNISANTA). Specialist in the Adult, Childhood and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Family Health Strategy; Teaching in Nursing; Nursing in Dermatology and Aesthetics; and Public Health and Hospital Management. Postgraduate in Urgências and Emergências. Qualified in Podiatry and Laser Therapy. We provide Indigenous Health Care and Palliative Care.

  • Amélia Cohn, Santa Cecília University

    PhD in Sociology from the University of São Paulo (1980), with a master's and undergraduate degree in the same field and institution. She is an associate professor at USP (1992) and currently a professor on the Master's in Health Law program at Santa Cecília University (UNISANTA). She works in the areas of health policy in Brazil and Latin America, poverty alleviation, and social protection. She is a member of the Brazilian Association of Public Health and a partner of the Celso Furtado International Center. In 1995, she received the Order of Rio Branco. She was president and researcher at CEDEC (Cedec). Author of, among other works, Letters to President Lula – Bolsa Família and Social Rights. Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2371365646248988. Email: cohn.amel@gmail.com

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LIMA, Mônica Alves de; COHN, Amélia. The Palliative care is not synonymous with death, but with a new perspective on the right to health. Revista Brasileira de Direito Constitucional, [S. l.], v. 25, p. 492–506, 2025. DOI: 10.62530/rbdc25p492. Disponível em: https://rbdc.com.br/revista/article/view/416. Acesso em: 1 jan. 2026.