STRATEGIES OF FAMILIES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC DISEASES
ABSTRACTthis study aimed to know the strategies of families in the care of children with chronic diseases. A descriptive and exploratory research was carried out using a qualitative approach, in a Pediatric Unit of a university hospital in the south of Brazil, during the first and second halves of 2013. The study involved 15 participating families. Data were collected by means of interviews subjected to thematic analysis. It was identified as strategies: balance work, study and care, share tasks throughout the day, adapt the physical area of the house, engage the child in their own care, seek resources in the network of social support and faith, seek assistance in another city; and engage in physical activity to reduce stress. It was concluded that it is necessary that the nurses participate of the family support network, as a support source for the strengthening of the family to the care, acquiring skills and expertise to a positive coping of the child's chronic disease.
Main Authors: | Salvador,Marli dos Santos, Gomes,Giovana Calcagno, Oliveira,Pâmela Kath de, Gomes,Vera Lúcia de Oliveira, Busanello,Josefine, Xavier,Daiani Modernel |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072015000300662 |
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