Pacientes terminales sueñan con seres queridos fallecidos cerca de la muerte

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Las personas próximas a la muerte a menudo experimentan sueños vívidos y visiones de familiares fallecidos, mascotas, puertas, escaleras y luz, según profesionales de cuidados paliativos. Estos encuentros brindan consuelo y ayudan a los pacientes a aceptar la muerte, según revela un nuevo estudio italiano. Los investigadores señalan que tales sueños se vuelven más frecuentes y realistas a medida que se acerca el fallecimiento.

Un equipo liderado por Elisa Rabitti en la Red Local de Cuidados Paliativos en Reggio Emilia, Italia, encuestó a 239 médicos, enfermeros, psicólogos y otros profesionales que cuidan de pacientes terminales. Los sueños más comunes involucraban reencuentros con familiares o mascotas fallecidas. Una paciente soñó que su difunto esposo le decía: “Te estoy esperando”, lo cual le brindó paz interior y ayudó a aceptar la muerte, informaron los investigadores en Death Studies.

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Pacientes terminales sueñan con seres queridos fallecidos cerca de la muerte

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