Abstract Objective To analyze institutional policies of Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) for family participation in the care of hospitalized children. Methods This was a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, based on documentary analysis guided by content analysis and the Child and Family Centered Care (CFCC) model. Searches were made for Brazilian laws, resolutions and policies related to family participation in the context of PICU hospitalization, and a survey of all PICUs in the city of São Paulo was conducted […]

Abstract Objective To describe the perceptions of companions regarding Patient and Family-Centered Care, and to analyze their association with sociodemographic variables and hospitalization locations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in the neonatal and pediatric units of a public hospital between May and October 2021. Data were collected over a period of 30 days in four units, using the Brazilian version of the Family-Centered Care Perception Instrument for Parents. Results Ninety-four companions participated. The perception […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate an educational intervention on the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of nursing team professionals regarding patient- and family-centered care. Methods Quasi-experimental, for equivalente time-samples design, in three phases. Were applied a theoretical knowledge questionnaire; the measurement instruments Perceptions of Family Centred Care – Staff (PFCC-S) – Brazilian version and the scale; Families Importance in Nursing Care – Nurses Attitudes. Descriptive and inferential data analysis were conducted for the quantitative study (p≤0,05). The Content Qualitative Analysis were conducted […]

Abstract Objective To describe the contributions of using genogram and ecomap in nursing consultations in child care with children under one year of age. Methods Documentary, descriptive and quantitative study with data collection from 49 medical charts of children attending a nursing consultation in 2016 and 2017 at a philanthropic service of primary health care in São Paulo. Results Most of the genograms represented the person-index (89.8%), three generations of the family (89.8%), and members living in the same household […]

Abstract Objective Define what good relationship in the perspective of nurses is and identify the elements necessary for the establishment of good relationships with families in the neonatal and pediatric context. Methods Qualitative study that used Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical reference and Content Analysis as a methodological approach. Data were collected through interviews with nine nurses working in the neonatal and pediatric hospital setting. Results Good relationships with families are represented by three categories: connect with families; maintain an effective […]

Abstract Thinking about family as a context and focus of care is a challenge for health professionals and involves going beyond guiding and waiting for collaboration in the performance of care actions towards the family member who demands care for illness or other type of suffering. This paper presents the experience of one League of Family Nursing as an extension activity created with the primary objective of supporting the development of skills in undergraduate nursing students for a clinical practice […]

Abstract Purpose: Identify the relation between the socioeconomic and clinical risk conditions of families and the social support acknowledged by families. Method: This was a pilot study based on a random sample survey. Results: A total of 59 families participated in the study: eight at low risk, 28 at medium risk and 23 at high risk. The members from families at high risk were shown to perceive receiving more instrumental support, but there is no evidence that religious, emotional and […]

Abstract Objective: To understand the strength parents find to cope with the disease and hospitalization of their child, affected by a chronic illness. Method: Qualitative and descriptive study, carried out at the Pediatric Clinic and Pediatric Infectious and Parasitic Disease nursing wards of a University Hospital in São Paulo City. Subjects were one father and four mothers/ companions who answered the question: “Tell me how you cope with the situation of having your child sick and hospitalized”. Results: The following […]

Abstract This is a qualitative study that had as objective to understand the experience of being mother of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD. The subjects were five mothers of children with ADHD syndrome. The children were attending a municipal school of elementary education, in the municipality of Guapiassu, in the state of Sao Paulo. The methodology utilized was qualitative analysis of content and, data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data analysis revealed that having a child […]