Adolescent support networks in a health care context: the interface between health, family and education

Authors

  • Rachel Franklin da Costa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola Anna Nery
  • Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola Anna Nery
  • Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem
  • Carmen Isabel Gómez García Universidade de Múrcia
  • Maria Jesús Ruiz García Universidade de Múrcia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000500005

Abstract

OBJECTIVEAnalyze adolescents' perceptions about support networks and their health needs.METHODAnalytical and interpretive study using focus groups conducted in municipal state schools in Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará during the first semester of 2012. The sample comprised 36 male and female adolescents aged between 13 and 16 years attending the ninth grade of the second phase of elementary school.RESULTSThematic analysis revealed that the health care support network and interaction between health professionals, education professionals and family members was insufficient, constituting a lack of an integrated network to enable and provide support for health promotion.CONCLUSIONCoordination between education, health and family services has the potential to act as a support network to help meet adolescents' healthcare needs and demands.

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Published

2015-10-01

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 5 (2015)

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Original Article

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How to Cite

Costa, R. F. da, Zeitoune, R. C. G., Queiroz, M. V. O., Gómez García, C. I., & Ruiz García, M. J. (2015). Adolescent support networks in a health care context: the interface between health, family and education . Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 49(5), 741-747. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000500005