Abstract Objective To describe and relate individual, family and environmental characteristics, sleep time and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels in schoolchildren. Methods This is a cross-sectional and prospective study, carried out in a private educational institution, with children ≥6 years old, after ethical approval. An actigraph and sleep diary were used to assess sleep for 15 days. On the last night, urine was collected to measure 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels. Descriptive analysis and non-parametric tests were carried out on correlations, considering p<0.05 for significance. Results […]

Abstract Objective To analyze, in the literature, the interventions and care performed by nurses in the first consultation with newborns in primary care. Methods Integrative review carried out in the second half of 2020, by accessing the data bases PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL and Web of Science. Using the descriptors: Infant, Newborn; Nursing; Primary Care Nursing; Primary Health Care; Physical Examination; Growth and Development; Neonatal Screening; Nursing Care; Education, Nursing; Child Care. Inclusion criteria: period between 1999 and 2019; Portuguese, English […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of university extension activities on the attributes of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the context of childcare. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group, which analyzed the attribute scores in two scenarios: Intervention group (scenario that participated in an extension project in childcare), and the control group (other PHC scenarios). The assessment instrument (PCATOOL, child version) was applied to caregivers of infants who accessed the PHC. Attributes were analyzed by […]

Abstract Objective Analyze the medication use in children from birth to the first year. Methods Longitudinal descriptive study, conducted between 2013 and 2015. Interviews were carried out with 302 mothers in four stages: maternity postpartum, early puerperal return consultation seven days after birth, household visit 42 days postpartum and household visit one year after postpartum. Results Medication use during the first 42 days of life was 76,8%, whereas, in the course of one year, it raised for 99%, the self-medication […]

Abstract Objective To describe the experience of a family caregiver of a child with a tracheostomy at home. Methods Descriptive research of qualitative approach with five family caregiver in a municipality in the North of Santa Catarina State (Brazil) on the year 2018. The data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to a thematic analysis. Results Six thematic categories were created: experiencing the delivery of news: the necessity of performing a tracheostomy in their child; receiving training and orientation […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the actions developed by the nurse in the puericulture appointment to a child, in units of family health. Methods Descriptive research with qualitative approach developed in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with nurses that performed the nursing appointment with a child in a programmatic way in units of family health. 21 appointments were observed between January and February 2012. The data were analyzed by the content analysis technique and resulted in three categories: monitoring of the growth […]

Abstract Objective To identify maternal practices in relation to the newborn more common health problems, in the first month of life. Methods Quantitative, exploratory, transversal study, integrating of a multicenter researcher, occurred in 2018, though interviews with 52 puerperae, in a municipality in the west of Paraná, with descriptive statistical data analysis. Results The puerperae were instructed on the care of the baby by the maternity health team (86.5%) and in childcare consultations (83.7%). The recurrent problems were colic (40.4%), […]

Abstract Objective: The objective of the present study was to analyze the health conditions among children under 6 months of age in the nurse’s consultation in two Family Health Units (FHU), since it is in this age group that negatively affect growth and development, as well as increased exposure to comorbidities. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive research to analyze the health conditions among children under six months old in the nursing consultation at two Family Health Unities, Londrina –PR, from 2008 […]

Abstract Objective: To capture the experiences of the parents in the family routine adjustment, after their burn-victim child got discharge from hospital care. Method: Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study carried with parents of children burn victims who remained hospitalized out in a center for burn treatment. Data collection occurred from May to June 2013 with recorded interviews using a semi-structured instrument. Results: 15 parents were interviewed and from the discourses emerged two categories, the first “Back to the home: reestablishing the […]

Abstract The objective of this study was to describe the methods, skills and difficulties of Nursing staff for the management of pain in hospitalized children. Literature review in Portuguese language carried out in the period between 2003 and 2015 with journals annexed in SciELO and LILACS databases using the keywords: “saúde da criança”, “enfermagem pediátrica”, “terapia” and “dor”. Several scales for pain assessment can be applied according to age, development, preference, and clinical state of the child. Nursery difficulties were […]

Abstract Objective: To know the encounters of care between professionals and families with children under five years, with respiratory problems in primary health care and emergency units. Method: A qualitative study, whose conceptual basis is centered on health care. The empirical material consists of interviews with companions of hospitalized children and health professionals from primary care units and emergency. The understanding of the data by means of the hermeneutic analysis. Results: The meetings are marked by careful attention to the […]

Abstract The diagnosis of cancer in a child is always an unexpected and devastating event for those people close to the child. Living this situation represents a long and unpredictable journey. This was the starting point for the development of an exploratory study, with the aim of deepening the knowledge about the person who assumes the responsibility of caring for such child. The study involved 17 people, of whom 16 were women (mothers) and one man (father). The data collection […]