Mothers’ experience in caring for children with asthma [Vivência materna no cuidado da criança com asma] [Experiencia materna en el cuidado de niños con asma]
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2018.16983Keywords:
Asthma, child health, qualitative research, public health.Abstract
Objective: to understand mothers’ behavior in caring for children with asthma. Method: this qualitative study, guided by the ethnographic method, was conducted from July 2013 to January 2014. Participants were 12 mothers of 6 to 7 year olds with severe asthma selected by family health strategy teams in the municipality of Teresina, Piauí. The research project was approved by the research ethics committee. Results: the categories extracted from the accounts were: the mother and the child’s diagnosis of asthma; the mother and the child’s asthma crisis; the mother and the neighborhood health service. Conclusion: mothers were found to know little about proper management of the disease and displayed dissatisfaction with the neighborhood health service. There emerged a need for educational activities to reduce asthma morbidity in the study population.
RESUMO
Objetivo: compreender o comportamento materno no cuidado à criança com asma. Método: estudo qualitativo, orientado pelo referencial do método etnográfico, realizado no período de julho de 2013 a janeiro de 2014. Participaram 12 mães de crianças com asma grave, de 6 a 7 anos de idade, selecionadas por equipes da estratégia saúde da família do município de Teresina-PI. O projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: as categorias extraídas dos discursos foram: a mãe diante do diagnóstico de asma infantil; a mãe e a crise de asma infantil; a mãe e o serviço de saúde do bairro. Conclusão: identificou-se que as mães apresentaram reduzido conhecimento sobre manejo adequado da doença e demonstraram insatisfação em relação ao serviço de saúde do bairro. Evidenciou-se a necessidade do desenvolvimento de atividades educativas para a redução da morbidade da asma na população estudada.
RESUMEN:
Objetivo: comprender el comportamiento materno en el cuidado del niño con asma. Método: estudio cualitativo, orientado por el referencial del método etnográfico, realizado en el período de julio de 2013 a enero de 2014. Participaron 12 madres de niños con asma grave, de 6 a 7 años de edad, seleccionadas por equipos de la estrategia salud de la familia del municipio de Teresina-PI. El proyecto de investigación fue aprobado por Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: las categorías extraídas de los discursos fueron: la madre ante el diagnóstico de asma del niño; la madre y la crisis de asma del niño; la madre y el servicio de salud del barrio. Conclusión: se identificó que las madres tenían poco conocimiento sobre el cuidado adecuado de la enfermedad y demostraron insatisfacción en cuanto al servicio de salud del barrio. Quedó evidente la necesidad del desarrollo de actividades educativas para la reducción de la morbilidad del asma en la población estudiada.
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