Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2020 Sep 18;54:e03614. doi: 10.1590/S1980-220X2018056203614. eCollection 2020.
To learn about the adaptation process of family members when experiencing their child's hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit.
A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study conducted at the Pediatrics Unit with family members of children from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The thematic analysis technique was used.
Thirteen (13) family members, 12 mothers and one father participated. The following categories emerged from the results: Family impact on children's hospitalization in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Mechanisms for adapting family members to hospitalization in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
The mechanisms adopted by the family in the process of adapting the child to admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit were: positive thinking, understanding the treatment and the operation of the unit. Health professionals can offer strategies to the family in order to make hospitalization less traumatic, making it possible to share experiences and expand the knowledge of those involved.
了解家庭成员在经历孩子住院于重症监护病房时的适应过程。
这是一项在儿科病房进行的定性、描述性和探索性研究，研究对象为儿科重症监护病房患儿的家属。使用了主题分析技术。
共有 13 名（13）家属，其中 12 名母亲和 1 名父亲参与了研究。研究结果得出以下两个类别：儿童住院于儿科重症监护病房对家庭的影响和家庭成员适应儿科重症监护病房住院的机制。
家庭在使孩子适应入住儿科重症监护病房的过程中所采用的机制包括：积极思考、了解治疗和科室运作。卫生专业人员可以向家庭提供策略，以减少住院的创伤，使他们能够分享经验并扩大相关人员的知识。
