Abstract Objective To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality on pain perception in children undergoing peripheral intravenous insertion, compared to traditional clinical method. Methods A pilot randomized clinical trial involved two groups: intervention with virtual reality and control with traditional clinical method during peripheral catheterization. Participants were children aged 4-14 years, who were clinically stable, conscious, and undergoing elective procedures. The feasibility outcomes included eligibility, recruitment, protocol fidelity, retention, missing […]

Abstract Objective To develop an educational booklet on caring for children with tracheostomies at home. Methods This is a methodological study carried out in 2024 and 2025 in four stages: conceptualization; development; implementation; and assessment. Assessment was carried out by specialists, stomal therapy nurses and nurses from the pediatric, home care and outpatient units of the Universidade de São Paulo University Hospital. After adjustments suggested by specialists, it was assessed by users, family members of children with tracheostomies. Family members […]

Abstract Objective To characterize the profile of families and adolescents with suicidal behavior. Methods This was a descriptive, quantitative study carried out in two outpatient clinics of the Department of Psychiatry at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Data was collected by consulting medical records, applying instruments developed by researchers to collect sociodemographic data, and constructing genogram and ecomap. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Twenty-five people took part in the study (12 mothers and 13 adolescents). The […]

Abstract Objective To develop an educational booklet on the kangaroo method and its benefits for preterm newborns and their families. Method This is a descriptive exploratory methodological study for the development of a light-hard technology, in which an educational material in the format of a booklet was created. Divided into two stages, the first involved the planning of the educational material, achieved through a literature review and the selection of articles using the Virtual Health Library. The search was conducted […]

Abstract Objective To construct and validate an educational booklet on myelomeningocele and to carry out content validation and semantic analysis. Methods Methodological study carried out in three stages: 1) a literature review, carried out in the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases, using the descriptors “myelomeningocele”, “genetics”and “environmental factors”; 2) development of a booklet, based on theoretical knowledge; 3) content validation and semantic analysis. Results The narrative literature review identified 14 articles which, after reading, […]

Abstract Objective To identify the perception of health professionals about the health needs of adolescents and the reasons why they do not go to the health unit. Methods This is a descriptive-exploratory qualitative study carried out in a Basic Family Health Unit located in the north of the state of Santa Catarina. The study participants were 13 professionals from the family health team linked to the unit. Data was collected from April to June 2023, using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed […]

Abstract Objective To present the historical milestones and international events on Kangaroo Care, its advancements, and perspectives. Methods This study comprises a documentary analysis of articles from international events on Kangaroo Care made available by the Kangaroo Foundation. Results A timeline is presented featuring historical milestones in the implementation of Kangaroo Care in various global settings along with summaries of international workshops. Evidence on Kangaroo Care has transformed the reality of care for premature and low birth weight newborns worldwide. […]

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to describe the profile of patients treated in a pediatric unit after a suicide attempt (SA). Methods Conducted retrospectively, data from medical records of patients aged 8 to 18 admitted via the pediatric emergency unit after a SA during the period of July 2018 to April 2023 were analyzed. Data on sociodemographic traits, SA characteristics (e.g., method, nature), psychosocial and familial background, and hospitalization details (e.g., care outcomes) were analyzed. Results A […]

Abstract Objective To characterize accidents involving children and adolescents attended by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) – Campo Grande before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This was a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study carried out at the SAMU in the municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. The non-intentional sample consisted of 1,544 accidents involving children and adolescents between March and December 2019 (n=823) and the same period in 2020 (n=721). Data was collected from the […]

Abstract Objective To verify whether breastfeeding promotion was used as a non-pharmacological intervention for pain relief in hospitalized infants. Methods This observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, and descriptive study was conducted with infants older than 24 hours in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital from 2019 to 2021. The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis. Ethical precepts were respected. Results Fifty-three infants were included. Breastfeeding was performed in 79.2% of male infants (57.1%), without congenital malformations (92.9%), […]

Abstract Objective This study aims to understand nurses’ perceptions of their role in supporting the families of pediatric patients undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Methods This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, the participants mostly come from public institutions in the city of São Paulo. Data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews carried out with 14 nurses with a minimum experience of 6 months and completed in the first half of 2024. The data were analyzed using Thematic Content Analysis. The […]

Abstract Objective To estimate the impacts of the overlap of climate disasters and pandemic on childcare services. Methods This is a descriptive and analytical study with an ecological and cross-sectional design. The numbers of services provided to children under one year of age, in which the problem or condition assessed involved diagnoses related to childcare between 2016 and 2022 in Primary Care in the municipality of Petrópolis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were used. Petrópolis was hit […]