Family organization for the care of children with chronic conditions, discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit
A qualitative study that aimed to examine family organization for the care of children with chronic conditions, discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The subjects were 12 relatives of children with chronic health conditions. Data were collected through genograms, ecomaps and semi-structured interviews, developed based on the Family Management Style Framework theoretical model and analyzed using thematic content analysis. The organization of families is related to the ongoing care requirements of the children, considering the routines of care established in the period immediately after discharge from the hospital and continuing up to the present. It was established that families access their social networks to handle the required care.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem
2014
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072014000200318 |
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