ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the relation between family culture and hospital institutional culture. Method: Qualitative study, carried out in 2017, with relatives of children admitted to a Hospital in southern Brazil. The study included non-participant observation, to gain familiarity with the investigated cultural context; participant observation, to know the respondents’ experiences; and interviews. The...
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the beliefs, values and practices of families in the care of hospitalized children. Method: Qualitative study developed at the Pediatrics Unit of a University Hospital in southern Brazil through non-participant observation, participant observation and interview with children’s family members. The methodological framework of Ethnonursing was adopted. Data were coded, classified and sc...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Understanding the meanings attributed by family caregivers of children in hospital environments about their interactions with nursing professionals. METHODS This qualitative study used Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical reference and Grounded Theory as the methodological framework. It was carried out in a Pediatrics Center in southern Brazil, in the first half of 2013. Participants were...
O objetivo deste estudo foi desvelar como o tempo é vivenciado pelo familiar cuidador no hospital na internação da criança. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa realizada no segundo semestre de 2010. Desenvolveu-se na Unidade de Pediatria de um hospital do sul do Brasil, com 15 familiares cuidadores. A coleta de dados realizou-se por entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise dos d...