OVERLOADING IN MATERNAL CARE FOR THE CHILD WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION

Authors

  • Daniele Castro Barbosa Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Francisca Georgina Macedo de Sousa Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Andréa Cristina Oliveira Silva Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Ítalo Rdolfo Silva Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Thiago Privado da Silva Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Mirian Chaves Miranda Paiva Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.25830

Keywords:

Pediatric nursing, Children’s health, Chronic illness, Mother-child relationships.

Abstract

This investigation aimed to classify the overload of maternal care and verify the relationship between this overload and the child’s chronic condition. It is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study based in a quantitative approach. The data was collected between August and October 2010 using the Burden Interview – a scale for overload in informal carers – and was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results indicate a predominance of moderate level of overload (86.7%) resulting from care for the child. The relationship between being overburdened by care tasks and the chronic condition showed greater overburdening in mothers of children with neuropathies. The knowledge developed here can support the nurse in planning actions and for acting based in the subjectivity of the care, allowing greater sensitivity in dealing with the mother providing the care, and the capacity to see her as a receiver of care.

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Published

2012-09-30

How to Cite

Barbosa, D. C., de Sousa, F. G. M., Silva, A. C. O., Silva, Ítalo R., da Silva, T. P., & Paiva, M. C. M. (2012). OVERLOADING IN MATERNAL CARE FOR THE CHILD WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.25830

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2012)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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