Abstract Objective To evaluate the fatigue of children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Methods A cross-sectional study with 31 children and adolescents aged 5-17 years, undergoing cancer treatment. Data collection was carried out in the period January-August 2022 in a large pediatric hospital in Southern Brazil. There, the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM Multidimensional Fatigue Scale questionnaire was applied to assess fatigue and collect clinical and sociodemographic data. In descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion were used. Categorical […]

Abstract Objective To assess the quality of life of children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil. The sample was non-probabilistic for convenience, and 31 patients aged 5-17 years participated in the study. Clinical and sociodemographic data were collected with subsequent application of a specific questionnaire to assess quality of life. In descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion were used, and categorical variables were presented using […]

Abstract Objective To verify the perception of the nursing team about safe motherhood in a maternal hospitalization unit in a maternal and child hospital. Methods Qualitative descriptive study of an exploratory nature. Fifty participants were interviewed with three guiding questions. The analysis was Bardin’s content analysis. Results Three categories were developed: 1. Understanding safe maternity; 2. The function of Nursing in safe maternity; 3. Proposals to improve care in the current context. Conclusion It was noticed that the nursing team […]

Abstract Objective To investigate, among the available treatments, the best levels of evidence for the treatment of diaper dermatitis associated with the use of antibiotic therapy. Methods Systematic review carried out in August 2020, in MEDLINE/Pubmed, CINAHL, SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, with the descriptors: Newborn, Infant, Diaper Rash, Therapeutics. Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt were used to level the evidence. Single-arm meta-analyses of event rates were performed using the random effects model with logit transformation. Heterogeneity was assessed by the […]

Abstract Objective To identify the knowledge and difficulties that nursing professionals face in carrying out neonatal screening in Primary Care. Methods Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, carried out in basic units in a medium-sized city in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with nurses and nursing technicians who participate in the performance of neonatal screening. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. Results Presented in two thematic axes: “Professionals’ knowledge about the purpose of neonatal screening”; “Difficulties of […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate the quality of life of adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus assisted at an outpatient clinic specialized in adolescent health. Methods Descriptive, quantitative study developed in an outpatient clinic. It was carried out with 19 adolescents living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, using a quality of life assessment scale. Data were collected from January to August 2020 and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Predominance of female adolescents, aged over 15 years, white, attending elementary school, family income in […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the participation of family members/companions for safe assistance to hospitalized children regarding the communication process, drug therapy and procedures performed by the healthcare team. Methods Descriptive research of a quantitative nature, carried out in a Pediatric Hospital in Santa Catarina, in the period from 2019 to 2020, with an intentional non-probabilistic sample, composed of 91 family members/companions. Data were collected using an instrument based on international goals for patient safety and analyzed using descriptive and analytical […]

Abstract Objective to identify nurses’ knowledge about animal-assisted therapy in pediatrics. Methods descriptive exploratory research with a qualitative approach, conducted between June and July 2019 with 148 nurses members of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Nurses. Data was electronically collected, and thematic analysis was performed. Results Nurses knew about animal-assisted therapy and considered it important for humanizing the process of pediatric hospitalization. They described scientific evidence supporting the positive results of children’s and adolescents’ physiological and behavioural changes. A “quasi-magic […]

Abstract Objective: Identify how communication process is assessed by nursing team in pediatric emergency area. Methods: Quantitative study, transversal survey type, developed with 75 nursing team professionals of three areas of pediatrics emergency. Data was collected between September and November 2014, using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. This study was approval by Ethic Committee under protocol number 35231514.1.0000.536. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: There was not found strength areas for patient safety, due to dimensions evaluated […]

Abstract Objective To identify the scientific literature on the role of the burnout syndrome in the nursing team in neonatal intensive care units and to seek evidence of alternatives that minimize and/or solve their effects. Methods This is an integrative literature review conducted in the databases Scielo, Lilacs, Medline, BDenf e PubMed, in the period between 2008 and 2017. Results Four articles were included in the study. It is observed that the studies on the subject in the last ten […]

Abstract Objective This work aims at understanding the maternal experiences during hospitalization of premature infants in the NICU (Neonatal Intense Care Unit). Methods This work was based on qualitative study, done from May to June 2014, with thirteen postpartum women and their premature infants hospitalized in Neonatal units of two public hospitals in Feira de Santana – Bahia. The data were collected through recorded interviews and submitted to analysis of content. Results The maternal experience was marked by intense suffering, […]

Abstract Objective To know the experience of nurses in a University Hospital regarding family-centered care and the use of the genogram in the daily work of pediatrics. Methods Qualitative study, with data collection carried out through interviews with 8 nurses from pediatric units. Data analysis was guided by content analysis Results Four categories were identified: the perception of family care centered and the institution, using the genogram, advantages of using the genogram and barriers and challenges for the use of […]