Experiences of Mothers of Technology-Dependent Chronic Children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Brendo Vitor Nogueira Sousa,
Aline Oliveira Silveira,
Elenilda Farias de Oliveira
et al.
Abstract:Objective: to describe mothers’ experiences and repercussions of the hospitalization of technology-dependent chronic children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on their personal and family life. Method: qualitative study conducted with 11 mothers of technology-dependent chronic children in a public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews, recorded, later transcribed, coded, and subdivided into categories. Thematic content analysis was used as an analysis st… Show more
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