THE VIEW OF FAMILY MEMBERS REGARDING GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO THE CHILD UNDERGOING ANTI-NEOPLASTIC CHEMOTHERAPY

Authors

  • Lorrane Sardinha Sarmento
  • Liliane Faria da Silva Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Goes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Eny Dórea Paiva Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Jéssica Renata Bastos Depianti Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42835

Keywords:

Pediatric nursing, Chemotherapy, Oncology nursing, Information.

Abstract

This study aimed to describefamily members’ view of the guidance provided to school-age children undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy treatment, and to discuss the strategies for providing these children with guidance. It is a qualitative and descriptive study, with semistructured interviews held with 10 families of children undergoing chemotherapy treatment in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, in March 2013 – June 2014, using thematic analysis of the information. The data showed that most of the children began chemotherapy treatment without receiving guidance, and that it is the family which is mainly responsible for the guidance. For the family members, the child must be given guidance in relation to the disease, treatment, care with hand and food hygiene, and possible reactions from the chemotherapy. Play resources, such as play, pictures and illustrated books can be used as strategies for providing guidance. It is important to provide guidance to children undergoing chemotherapy treatment using resources which make it possible for them to understand.

Author Biographies

Lorrane Sardinha Sarmento

Enfermeira pela Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa (EEAAC/UFF).

Liliane Faria da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica. Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa – EEAAC/UFF.

Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Doutora em Enfermagem. Enfermeira do Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG / UFRJ).

Eny Dórea Paiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica. Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa – EEAAC/UFF.

Jéssica Renata Bastos Depianti, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Mestranda da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP).

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Published

2016-03-14

How to Cite

Sarmento, L. S., da Silva, L. F., Bezerra Goes, F. G., Paiva, E. D., & Bastos Depianti, J. R. (2016). THE VIEW OF FAMILY MEMBERS REGARDING GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO THE CHILD UNDERGOING ANTI-NEOPLASTIC CHEMOTHERAPY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42835

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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