STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK OF MOTHERS/CAREGIVERS OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN

Authors

  • Rita de Cássia Melão de Morais Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia
  • Tania Vignuda de Souza Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Isabel Cristina dos Santos Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.50456

Keywords:

Social support, Social networking, Family, Hospitalized child, Pediatric nursing.

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the structure of the social network of mothers/caregivers during the hospitalization of their child. Method: Qualitative study in a pediatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Ten mothers/caregivers were interviewed from February to December 2015. A theoretical-methodological framework and social network analysis by Lia Sanicola were used. Results: The primary networks were medium-sized, with strong bonds, particularly the networks for children being hospitalized for the first time. They were more numerous than those for children who had been previously hospitalized. The following secondary networks were mentioned: formal, third sector and market. No mixed and informal networks were mentioned. Conclusion: Extended and frequent hospital stays of children affect the dynamics of social networks. Over the course of hospital stays, they become smaller, but the bonds within them are strengthened. The primary healthcare network was not mentioned, due to the fact that the children had been diagnosed with chronic diseases since birth.

Author Biographies

Rita de Cássia Melão de Morais, Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Professor Adjunto do Departamento Acadêmico de Enfermagem da Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR), Lotada provisoriamente no Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Tania Vignuda de Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Isabel Cristina dos Santos Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Professor Associado do Departamento de Enfermagem Médico - Cirúrgica da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa – Saúde da Criança/Cenário Hospitalar.

Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professor Adjunto do Departamento Materno Infantil da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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Published

2018-01-15

How to Cite

de Morais, R. de C. M., de Souza, T. V., Oliveira, I. C. dos S., & Moraes, J. R. M. M. de. (2018). STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK OF MOTHERS/CAREGIVERS OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.50456

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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