Trying to maintain the equilibrium to serve their demands and take care of hospitalized children: the family experience

Authors

  • Júlia Peres Pinto Centro Universitário São Camilo
  • Circéa Amália Ribeiro Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Conceição Vieira da Silva Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000600009

Keywords:

family, child^i2^shospitali, pediatric nursing, family relationships

Abstract

The purposes of this qualitative study were to understand the meaning of the interactions experienced by the family during a child's hospitalization, identify the family's demands and construct a theoretical model representing this experience. Symbolic Interactionism was adopted as a theoretical and Grounded Theory as a methodological reference framework. Data were collected by means of observation and interviews with five families of children hospitalized due to acute disease with a good prognosis. The analysis identified two interactive phenomena: Losing control of the functioning, which expresses the situations experienced by the families, which generate demands; and seeking a new functioning rhythm, which shows the strategies the family undertakes to take care of the hospitalized child and maintain its functioning. The identification of the central category and the construction of the Theoretical Model represent the meaning of the experience for families during the hospitalization of one of their children.

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Published

2005-12-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 6 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Trying to maintain the equilibrium to serve their demands and take care of hospitalized children: the family experience. (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(6), 974-981. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000600009