Coping strategies for chronically ill children and adolescents facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: to understand the experiences and coping strategies of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with six children and adolescents at the reception of an outpatient clinic of a pediatric hospital in the state of Ceará. Data collection took place from April to September 2021, using story-drawing, analyzed in light of Coutinho's criteria.