Home care service for children/adolescents with special health care needs: family perception.

Objective: To apprehend the family's perception of the care provided by home care services to children and adolescents with special health needs.

Method: Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, carried out with 15 family members of children and adolescents with special health needs served by Home Care Services in seven municipalities in Paraíba, in 2021, selected from nine municipalities identified by previous studies. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews carried out remotely through telephone calls.

Meanings attributed to health-related quality of life by caregivers of adolescents with diabetes.

Objective: to interpret the meanings attributed to the health-related quality of life by caregivers of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study of 14 caregivers of adolescents with diabetes developed at the reference outpatient clinic for endocrine diseases in a city in the state of Paraíba. Interviews were performed between May and September 2021.

Educational action to monitor children's growth and development based on the theory of meaningful learning.

Objective: Evaluating the effect of an educational program on the knowledge of Primary Health Care nurses regarding the surveillance of growth and development during childcare appointments.

Method: A before-after intervention study with 30 nurses. The nurses' knowledge and practice assessment were done using a tool that had been developed and validated.

Hospital discharge intervention developed in a dialogical way with families to prepare them to care for children with chronic diseases at home: Mixed methods study.

A convergent parallel mixed methods design with qualitative data collection embedded in a quasi-experimental study was developed to examine the potential of three modalities of preparation for hospital discharge of the families of children with chronic diseases in terms of uncertainty levels and management of the disease at home. Caregivers of these children were divided into three groups: two experimental groups and one control group. Two scales were applied: one measured family management, and the other evaluated uncertainties in relation to the disease.

Motivation of children at risk for delay in development: the impact of an intervention with mothers.

Objective: To analyze the impact of an educational intervention with mothers on the motivation of children at risk for development delay, in the light of Paulo Freire's Theory.

Method: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study carried out in March 2018 with mothers of children under two years old enrolled in Reference Centers in Early Childhood Education. Semi-structured interviews were carried out after an educational intervention and the data obtained by the thematic technique were analyzed.

Complex care for children with chronic diseases from the perspective of care management.

Objective: To analyze the actions developed in hospitals for children with chronic diseases from the perspective of care management.

Method: Qualitative research, conducted with 14 health professionals from pediatric units in two northeastern hospitals, between November 2018 and March 2019, through semi-structured interviews. The empirical material was interpreted by thematic inductive analysis considering the care management construct.

Self-management support of adolescents with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in the light of healthcare management.

Objectives: to analyze the self-management support needs of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: this qualitative research was carried out between September and December 2017 with nine adolescents in the pediatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital and in their homes. The material collected through semi-structured interviews was interpreted by thematic inductive analysis in the light of the healthcare management concept.

Continuity of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome.

Objective: Understand the continuity of stimulation of neuro-psychomotor development in children with congenital Zika syndrome.

Method: Descriptive-exploratory study with theoretical support in symbolic interactionism. Between August and November 2019, 12 health professionals were interviewed in depth; and to the focus group, seven caregivers of children with the syndrome.

First aid intervention with mothers/caregivers of children affected by the Zika virus in Brazil.

Background: Children with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus are more likely to develop choking and apnea, so it is necessary that mothers of this population receive first aid training to cope with emergency situations that their children may experience.

Objective: To understand how an educational first aid intervention with mothers/caregivers of Brazilian children with congenital Zika virus syndrome impacts their management of seizures and choking.

Method: A qualitative study conducted in a philanthropic institution with ten mothers/caregivers of children with congenital Zika virus syndrome.

Stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome at home: challenges for the caregivers.

Objective: To identify the challenges faced by caregivers regarding the stimulation of the development of children with congenital Zika syndrome at home.

Method: A qualitative study was carried out with ten caregivers of children with the syndrome and five health professionals who work in a specialized service of reference for children/adolescents with disabilities in a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Data collection took place between November 2018 and March 2019 through a semi-structured interview, and the data were interpreted using thematic analysis.

Challenges in Primary Care Regarding Children and Adolescents With Chronic Conditions in Brazil.

The coordination of primary care is pivotal to the management of chronic conditions. However, current systems may not be as efficient or effective as one would hope. This article addresses to the managers and health teams in the primary care setting and their challenges regarding children and adolescents with chronic conditions in Brazil.

Care coordination in Health Care for the child/adolescent in chronic condition.

Objective: To analyze the care coordination for the child and adolescent in chronic condition and users planning in the Health Care Network.

Method: Qualitative study, conducted with 26 health professionals and managers through Focus Groups. Thematic content analysis was used.

[Presence and extent of primary care characteristics under different models for children's healthcare].

The aim of this study is to compare traditional primary care units and family health units to determine which of the two models is better oriented towards primary care for children, considering the existence and scope of essential and intermediate attributes of primary care. We interviewed a total of 1,484 parents and guardians of children under 10 years of age enrolled in family health units in João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil, as well as in traditional primary care units in Cascavel, Paraná State, Brazil, and mixed primary care units in Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil. The Primary Care Assessment Tool Brazil, children's version, was used for this purpose.

Recording actions to prevent child morbidity in children's health cards.

The aim of this study was to analyze the registering of preventative actions in relation to child morbidity using information regarding vaccinations, as well as iron and vitamin A supplements, which are recorded in children's health cards. This transversal study used a quantitative approach and was performed in Family Health Units in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba; the sampling was by convenience and totaled 116 children's health cards. The data was collected by observing the cards and the analysis was simple, statistical.

Family and community orientation in children's primary healthcare.

This article seeks to identify the principle of family and community orientation in Family Health Units, relating to care for the health of children under the age of 10. It is a quantitative, assessment study of 344 family members and/or carers of children under the age of 10, served in the 53 Family Health units of the 3rd ('IIIrd') Health District of the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. The data were collected based on the Family Orientation and Community Orientation variables present in the children's version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brasil.

[Longitudinality in childcare provided through Family Health Strategy].

Objective: To evaluate the longitudinality attribute in childcare provided through the Family Health Strategy.

Method: Quantitative survey performed with 344 caregivers of children below 10 years old, registered in the family health strategy of Distrito Sanitario III in João Pessoa, Paraiba. Data were collected from July to December, 2012, from the Brazil PCATool child version form and analyzed using descriptive statistics.