Child development: analysis of a new concept

Abstract

Objectives: to perform concept analysis of the term child development (CD) and submit it to review by experts. Method: analysis of concept according to the hybrid model, in three phases: theoretical phase, with literature review; field phase of qualitative research with professionals who care for children; and analytical phase, of articulation of data from previous steps, based on the bioecological theory of development. The new definition was analyzed by experts in a focus group. Project approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: we reviewed 256 articles, from 12 databases and books, and interviewed 10 professionals, identifying that: The CD concept has as antecedents aspects of pregnancy, factors of the child, factors of context, highlighting the relationships and child care, and social aspects; its consequences can be positive or negative, impacting on society; its attributes are behaviors and abilities of the child; its definitions are based on maturation, contextual perspectives or both. The new definition elaborated in concept analysis was validated by nine experts in focus group. It expresses the magnitude of the phenomenon and factors not presented in other definitions. Conclusion: the research produced a new definition of CD that can improve nursing classifications for the comprehensive care of the child.

Child Development: New Diagnoses for the NANDA International

“…The study followed the recommended steps of Developmental Processes for NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses (Herdman, ; Scroggins, ). It was a secondary analysis study of the findings of a concept analysis study on CD (Souza & Veríssimo, ).…”

“…The primary study was a concept analysis of “child development” (Souza & Veríssimo, ) designed according to the hybrid model (Schwartz‐Barcoot & Kim, ) in three phases: (1) a theoretical phase, with a literature review of 256 papers from 12 databases and textbooks; (2) a field phase, with qualitative research conducted with health professionals practicing in children care; and (3) an analytical phase, in which the data of the two previous phases were integrated. The concept analysis was based on the following categories: CD antecedents, CD attributes, CD consequences, and CD definitions (Souza & Veríssimo, ).…”

“…Thus, the framework to review the existing NANDA‐I diagnoses related to CD was the findings of the previous study on concept analysis (Souza & Veríssimo, ). The analytical categories of the CD concept (antecedents, attributes, consequences, and definitions of CD) composed the data that were used to compare all the components of the existing diagnoses on CD in NANDA‐I (Herdman, ).…”

“…By performing an analysis on each category found in the concept analysis study (Souza & Veríssimo, ), it was possible to establish the relationship between those categories and the NANDA‐I diagnosis components. So, the definition of the problem‐focused diagnosis on CD was elaborated according to the attributes of CD; and the definitions of the risk and the health promotion diagnoses were based on the antecedents of CD.…”

Avaliação do pré-natal e o desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor do recém-nascido e ou lactante nos primeiros seis meses de vida

“…É no processo de interação do RN e/ou lactente com o ambiente que ambos se constroem em mútua influência como reafirmados pela teoria bioecológica, estruturada segundo os quatros elementos, processo-pessoa-contexto-tempo (MARTINS; SZYMANSKI, 2004 Devemos considerar que a teoria bioecológica do desenvolvimento nos propõe uma interação entre os elementos, sendo estes considerados como fator de proteção quando suas influências são favoráveis não só ao desenvolvimento do RN e/ou lactente como para a vida toda, assim todos devem ter foco de atenção nas políticas públicas e nas práticas sociais e comunitárias (BRASIL, 2011b;VERISSIMO, 2015).…”