Family relationships with pediatricians: the maternal views

Abstract

Objective:To analyze the perception of pediatric guidelines by mothers at the time of consultation in private offices, in order to know how they assimilate, process and use the information received from the pediatricians.Methods:Data collection was carried out by a questionnaire sent to participants by a total of 200 mothers from a virtual community in social networks participated in the research. The answers were transcribed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject method. The analyses were supported by the research qualitative perspective, from the viewpoint of the social representation theory.Results:Three categories were obtained through data analysis: (1) assessing the pediatric guidelines, (2) confronting theory and practice and (3) developing a critical view of the pediatric guidelines. These categories have elucidated that the level of knowledge of pediatric issues by mothers and their ability to use them when making decisions about the care of their babies, have a direct association between following or not the pediatric guidelines.Conclusions:The mother's decision on following the pediatrician's recommendations depends on two main factors: (a) certification of the updated and proven recommendations, according to the official health agencies; (b) support and recognition by the pediatrician of the maternal empowerment during the follow-up process. The mothers' practice of accessing knowledge through social networks hinders the pediatric monitoring.

Mothers and Pediatricians: Self-Power Versus Knowledge

“…About the action of sensitive listening by the pediatrician, especially related to their postpartum dilemmas, 55.0% of the mothers answered negatively, which leads us to conclude that both support and sensitive listening still leave gaps for the pediatrician's attendance to the mothers. We found out that 74.5% of the mothers answered positively about their doubts having been answered by the pediatrician, while 80.5% of them had previous knowledge about their doubts, evidence that the level of knowledge of the mother is a facilitator in understanding the pediatric orientation [11].…”

Quality of care provided to the hospitalized child from the perspective of the companion

“…It should be noted that with the ease of acquiring knowledge through the internet, the health professional may lose credibility if the guidelines given are not consistent with those surveyed by the companions or when the professionals do not demonstrate having experience. Such conditions may result in a fragile relation between the caregiver and the user, lack of confidence in the professional, as well as non-adherence to the behaviors guided by him/her (12) .…”