Saude da criança
This exploratory, descriptive, phenomenological study sought to understand what it means to have a child with cancer in the perception of mothers accompanying hospitalized children. Data was collected from January to March 2008 through unstructured, individual interviews guided by the following question: What does it mean to you to have a child with cancer? Study participants were eight mothers who accompanied their children hospitalized in Goiânia-GO. The childÆs being ill with cancer was revealed in terms of the categories The impact of the diagnosis and fear of the unknown; and Being a mother of a child with cancer: changes that permeate their existence. Entering into family life and looking through the eyes of those who live the experience enables health professionals to understand the true impact of disease on the family dynamics, and sensitizes them to value lived experiences.(AU)
Estudio descriptivo, exploratorio del tipo fenomenológico, que tuvo como objetivo comprender el significado de tener un hijo con cáncer, según la percepción de madres que acompañan niños hospitalizados. Los datos