O CONFORTO EM ONCOLOGIA: SIGNIFICADOS PARA A ENFERMAGEM E PACIENTES EM TRATAMENTO ONCOLÓGICO.

Objective: to analyze comfort as a component of nursing care based on theoretical concepts available in the scientific nursing literature, reports of patients undergoing cancer treatment and nursing professionals. Methods: Descriptive and exploratory research with a qualitative approach, developed with hospitalized patients and professionals from the nursing staff of an oncology inpatient unit of a philanthropic hospital in Salvador. Data collection took place in November and December 2020, through semi-structured interviews, and their analysis was performed using Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: Comfort was conceptualized by the participants as well-being, welcoming and meeting basic human needs, resulting from nursing care in a holistic perspective. Conclusion: Among the basic human needs, comfort, often compromised in the therapeutic process, should receive due attention from Nursing. Therefore, it is essential to identify the discomforts caused by the illness and manifested by patients, seeking care strategies to reestablish the condition of comfort, as well as seeking to maintain the existing comfort. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]