Positive Psychology Intervention for Families of Hospitalized Children

Abstract

Positive Psychology interventions may benefit families with hospitalized children. This study aimed to evaluate a pilot intervention in positive psychology for parents with hospitalized children with acute health conditions. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with thirty mothers with a mean age of 25.37 (SD = 7.3), most of them with incomplete elementary school and married. A focal intervention was applied in the individual and group modality and a comparison group was carried out. Pre- and post-test evaluations were performed using standardized instruments on subjective well-being, symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress and ways of coping with problems. Data pointed out that in the intervention group, the levels of positive affects and problem-focused coping increased in relation to the comparison group. Likewise, in the individual intervention there was also an increase in problem-focused coping in relation to the comparison group.

Bone Marrow Transplantation: bereavement due to the impact of bodily and psychosocial changes from the perspective of adolescent recipients and their parents

“…Sharing the hospital environment sometimes involves living with the spectrum of death and illness, including that of other patients and the stress of other family members (Kohlsdorf & Costa Junior, 2012;Silva & Giacomoni, 2020;Siqueira et al, 2019). The patient and his family companion become involuntary witnesses of the concrete loss of treatment colleagues, who were facing a situation similar to that of the patient and who unfortunately did not resist and died (Mazer-Gonçalves et al, 2016).…”

“…As the quality of life and psychological well-being of the patient and family are associated (El-Jawahri et al, 2015), there is a need to provide specific actions towards a sensitive and humanized care, with a view of awakening or revitalizing creative and regenerators strengths (Araujo, 2006;Benites et al, 2017;Freitas et al, 2017;Madeira et al, 2020;Pozzada et al, 2022;Silva & Giacomoni, 2020).…”

A experiência vivenciada pelo cuidador da criança/adolescente que enfrenta uma doença limitante da vida

“…Essas questões precisam ser incorporadas nas intervenções psicológicas (Kohlsdorf & Costa Junior, 2010;Oliveira, Voltarelli, Santos, & Mastropietro, 2005;Schmidt, Gabarra, & Gonçalves, 2011;Silva & Giacomoni, 2020). É importante conhecer a perspectiva dos pais, legitimar suas preocupações, fragilidades e fortalezas que identificam em seus filhos (Emerich, Carreiro, Justo, Guedes, & Teixeira, 2017).…”