Pacientes em estado terminal sonham com entes queridos falecidos próximo à morte

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Pessoas próximas à morte frequentemente vivenciam sonhos vívidos e visões de parentes falecidos, animais de estimação, portas, escadarias e luz, de acordo com profissionais de cuidados paliativos. Esses encontros proporcionam conforto e ajudam os pacientes a aceitar o processo de morrer, revela um novo estudo italiano. Os pesquisadores observam que tais sonhos tornam-se mais frequentes e realistas conforme a morte se aproxima.

Uma equipe liderada por Elisa Rabitti, da Rede Local de Cuidados Paliativos em Reggio Emilia, na Itália, entrevistou 239 médicos, enfermeiros, psicólogos e outros profissionais que cuidam de pacientes em estado terminal. Os sonhos mais comuns envolviam reencontros com familiares ou animais de estimação falecidos. Uma paciente sonhou com seu falecido marido dizendo-lhe: “Estou esperando por você”, o que lhe trouxe paz interior e auxiliou na aceitação da morte, relataram os pesquisadores na publicação Death Studies.

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Pacientes em estado terminal sonham com entes queridos falecidos próximo à morte

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