Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2021;21(1):22-8.
Perceptions of hospitalized children about storytelling
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793202100004
Abstract
Objective
Understand the perceptions of storytelling from the perspective of hospitalized children.
Methods
After a brief storytelling, 12 children admitted to a university hospital in the city of São Paulo were interviewed and their testimonies were treated by Bardin’s content analysis method. Project approved by the Research Ethics Committee and authorized by the hospital service management entity.
Results
Two thematic categories were created “previous storytelling experiences” and “hospital storytelling experience”. In the first category, all children reported previous experiences of storytelling in a family and school context. While in the second category, the children reported being the first experience of this activity in a hospital environment, describing it as fun and that would make it possible to minimize the feelings of discomfort and pain.
Conclusion
Storytelling promotes comfort, joy and learning for the hospitalized child, being an activity absolutely compatible with hospital care.
Keywords: Child Hospitalized; Narration; Pediatric nursing