Vulnerabilities of children admitted to a pediatric inpatient care unit

Abstract

Most children were classified has having a social vulnerability. It is imperative to create networks of support between the hospital and the primary healthcare service to promote healthcare practices directed to the needs of the child and family.

Impaired comfort in children and adolescents with cancer

“…Corroborating the data from this study, other authors found households of individuals with cancer whose monthly income was of one minimum wage and observed difficulties such as: abandonment of employment and availability of time for treatment (13)(14)(15) . Additionally, another research found households composed of, on average, 3.8 persons per house (16) . Many parents or guardians reported that the long period of treatment of the disease, constant hospitalizations, and distance from the residence to the treatment center were factors that interfered with the maintenance of employment and, as a result, they needed to abandon it so as to accompany their children during treatment.…”

Meanings attributed by family members in pediatrics regarding their interactions with nursing professionals

“…Thus, the social role of the subjects in an interaction presents itself as fundamental for the knowledge building process (5) . Hospitalized children present vulnerabilities, requiring specialized care (6) . The care can be understood as a set of procedures performed by health/nursing professionals for the successful treatment of the child, but also requires assistance/care from their family, and therefore it should be shared (7) .…”

Construção e validação de marcadores de vulnerabilidade de lactentes para disfunções em seu desenvolvimento socioemocional

“…Acredita-se que o conhecimento dos elementos de vulnerabilidade de uma dada população e as junções entre os vários contextos socioeconômicos, políticos, institucionais e culturais entre indivíduos e grupos populacionais, permite o fortalecimento dos ambientes saudáveis de vida e do autocuidado da população para sua qualidade de vida (Berardinelli, Santos, 2011). (Oliveira et al, 2014;Silva, Maftum, Mazza, 2014).…”

“…Agregado à situação familiar, os estudos apontam que a juventude e as condições de doença da mãe Mello et al, 2014), podem ser elementos que prejudicam o cuidado e a promoção da saúde da criança, devido a não formação de vínculos afetivos do cuidador para com a criança (Oliveira et al, 2014).…”

“…Agregados à cultura e valores pessoais, o nível de escolaridade (Oliveira et al, 2014;Mello et al, 2014), a dificuldade dos cuidadores de compreender diagnósticos, prescrições e desenvolver ações de promoção da saúde da criança (Pedroso, Motta, 2010;Motta, Diefenbach, 2013), são descritos como elementos de vulnerabilidade. Esses elemento estão relacionados às condições de analfabetismo e à falta de acesso das famílias a recursos educacionais.…”