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OBJECTIVE: To identify the manifestations presented by parents of children and adolescents who require special health attention that can impact their mental health. METHODS: exploratory, qualitative research, based on the concept of vulnerability, with data collection carried out through interviews with 18 parents of children and adolescents with special health care needs, hospitalized in the pediatric ward of a hospital in Paraná, between May/2017 and May/ 2018. Data analyzed by inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS: parents experienced situations of vulnerability when providing care at home, with repercussions on their mental health, expressed by manifestations of lack of protection, anxiety and depression. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: It is important that health professionals seek to expand actions to promote care and reduce situations that generate threats, insecurities, concerns and damage to the health of parents, which can impact and further weaken care for children and adolescents who need attention especially health.

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to discuss how compassion fatigue (CF) develops and its repercussions on the personal and professional lives of oncology nurses. METHODS: A discursive article, with systematic searches were performed in seven databases to find publications on CF in oncology nurses. RESULTS: So as to better organize the findings, three categories were developed to present and discuss issues related to CF: (1) Characteristics of CF and its developments: describes the components related to CF and the manifestation of this phenomenon; (2) Repercussions of compassion fatigue: reports on the impact of CF on the personal and professional life of oncology nurses; and (3) Resources for dealing with compassion fatigue: lists interventions, sources of support, professional personal training, qualified nursing care in the face of adversity, and gratitude and recognition. CONCLUSION: the factors that trigger or protect CF are multifactorial, with the need for collective and individual interventions as a way of helping oncology nurses to protect themselves, to avoid or manage this phenomenon. CF has a direct clinical impact on the life of the oncology nurse, causing several changes. It also indirectly impacts the patient's life clinically, as it is a phenomenon that has repercussions on the provision of care. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: CF affects the personal and professional lives of oncology nurses, so nurses need to seek resources to deal with it. Nursing staff employers and managers can use the evidence from this research to help nurses manage and protect themselves from compassion fatigue.

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PURPOSE: The mechanism of the impact of religion on health is still unclear, especially in children and adolescents with chronic illness who live in religious contexts. This study aimed to understand the influence of religion on coping with chronic diseases from the perspective of hospitalized children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, type 1 diabetes mellitus and cystic fibrosis. DESIGN AND METHODS: Qualitative descriptive research used photo-elicitation interviews with 35 Brazilian children and adolescents with cancer, type 1 diabetes mellitus and cystic fibrosis, aged between 7 and 17 years old. A thematic analysis approach was used to analyze qualitative data. RESULTS: Participants were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (14.3%), cancer (57.1%), and type 1 diabetes mellitus (28.6%) and 82.9% had a religious affiliation. Three themes were constructed: finding strength and support in the relationship with the divine, religion as an important source of meaning, and religious practice as a promoter of well-being. These themes demonstrate that children and adolescents themselves perceived their illness as a journey through which their faith grew. CONCLUSIONS: This research shows the influence of religion on the positive coping of chronic illness, being a source of strength and support from the relationship with the divine, as well as offering a source of meaning, purpose and well-being based on religious practices. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study supports clinical practice, based on the recognition of the patient as a religious and spiritualized person who has spiritual beliefs and needs that are capable of influencing treatment.

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ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the manifestations presented by parents of children and adolescents who require special health attention that can impact their mental health. Methods: exploratory, qualitative research, based on the concept of vulnerability, with data collection carried out through interviews with 18 parents of children and adolescents with special health care needs, hospitalized in the pediatric ward of a hospital in Paraná, between May/2017 and May/ 2018. Data analyzed by inductive thematic analysis. Results: parents experienced situations of vulnerability when providing care at home, with repercussions on their mental health, expressed by manifestations of lack of protection, anxiety and depression. Final considerations: It is important that health professionals seek to expand actions to promote care and reduce situations that generate threats, insecurities, concerns and damage to the health of parents, which can impact and further weaken care for children and adolescents who need attention especially health.

RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las manifestaciones presentadas por los padres de niños y adolescentes que necesitan atención especial en salud que puedan afectar su salud mental. Métodos: Es una investigación exploratoria, cualitativa, basada en el concepto de vulnerabilidad, con datos examinados mediante el análisis temático inductivo y recolectados a través de entrevistas a 18 padres de niños y adolescentes con necesidades de cuidados especiales, internados en la unidad de pediatría de un hospital de Paraná, entre mayo de 2017 y mayo de 2018. Resultados: los padres experimentaron situaciones de vulnerabilidad en el ejercicio del cuidado domiciliario, con repercusiones en su salud mental, expresadas por manifestaciones de desprotección, ansiedad y depresión. Consideraciones finales: es importante que los profesionales sanitarios busquen ampliar sus acciones para promover el cuidado y reducir las situaciones que generen amenazas, inseguridades, preocupaciones y daños a la salud de los padres y perjudiquen el cuidado de los niños y adolescentes que necesitan atención especial.

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar as manifestações apresentadas pelos pais de crianças e adolescentes que necessitam de atenção especial à saúde e que podem impactar a sua saúde mental. Métodos: pesquisa exploratória, qualitativa, fundamentada no conceito de vulnerabilidade, com coleta de dados realizada por meio de entrevistas com 18 pais de crianças e adolescentes com necessidades de atenção especial, hospitalizadas em unidade pediátrica de um hospital do Paraná, entre maio/2017 e maio/2018. Dados analisados pela análise temática indutiva. Resultados: os pais experienciaram situações de vulnerabilidades para o exercício do cuidado no domicílio, com repercussões em sua saúde mental, expressas por manifestações de desproteção, ansiedade e depressão. Considerações finais: é relevante que profissionais de saúde busquem ampliar as ações para promover o cuidado e reduzir as situações que geram ameaças, inseguranças, preocupações e danos para a saúde dos pais, que podem impactar e fragilizar ainda mais o cuidado às crianças e adolescentes que necessitam de atenção especial à saúde.

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the knowledge of Primary Education teachers regarding asthma and learn about their experiences with the exacerbation of symptoms at school. METHOD: Sequential explanatory mixed study. In the quantitative stage, the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire and the characterization instrument were applied. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The production of qualitative data occurred from written statements analyzed using the deductive content analysis method. RESULTS: Two hundred and seven teachers, mostly women (92%) and working in public schools (82%). As for knowledge, 132 (63.8%) had unsatisfactory performance. The questions with the lowest rates of correct answers were about medications used regularly and during the attacks. Teachers with higher scores had less time in the occupation (p = 0.017) and had been diagnosed with asthma (p = 0.006). In the qualitative stage, 35 teachers participated and the statements corroborated the quantitative findings, especially in relation to the knowledge gap and feeling of greater safety among asthmatic teachers. CONCLUSION: Teachers showed insufficient knowledge and reported fear and unpreparedness in the face of the situation.

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BACKGROUND: Patient and family-centred care (PFCC) is a healthcare model has been acknowledged as the central pillar in the paediatric health care that recognizes the family's role and experience in the health care delivery. AIMS: This study investigated and compared the perception of PFCC from the perspective of staff and parents of hospitalized children and adolescents. METHODS: A quantitative and comparative cross-sectional survey was used in a convenience sample of 105 staff and 116 parents, who completed the Brazilian versions of the Perceptions of Family Centred Care-Parent and Staff questionnaires, with additional questions on their characteristics. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used, as well as the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests and Spearman's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: Both parents and staff responses were positive and parents had significantly higher scores for 19 of the 20 items (p < 0.001). The item related to parental participation did not show any significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSION: The positive perception of PFCC for both groups is consistent with recommendations for expanded care that includes patient and family in healthcare settings. Parents' perception was more positive than staff perceptions of their delivery of family-centred care in hospital. The lowest score for the parent support subscale in both groups requires investigation.

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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the knowledge of Primary Education teachers regarding asthma and learn about their experiences with the exacerbation of symptoms at school. Method: Sequential explanatory mixed study. In the quantitative stage, the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire and the characterization instrument were applied. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The production of qualitative data occurred from written statements analyzed using the deductive content analysis method. Results: Two hundred and seven teachers, mostly women (92%) and working in public schools (82%). As for knowledge, 132 (63.8%) had unsatisfactory performance. The questions with the lowest rates of correct answers were about medications used regularly and during the attacks. Teachers with higher scores had less time in the occupation (p = 0.017) and had been diagnosed with asthma (p = 0.006). In the qualitative stage, 35 teachers participated and the statements corroborated the quantitative findings, especially in relation to the knowledge gap and feeling of greater safety among asthmatic teachers. Conclusion: Teachers showed insufficient knowledge and reported fear and unpreparedness in the face of the situation.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar el conocimiento de docentes de Educación Básica sobre el asma y conocer sus experiencias con la agudización de los síntomas en la escuela. Método: Estudio mixto del tipo explicativo secuencial. En la etapa cuantitativa, el Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire y el instrumento de caracterización fueron aplicados. Datos fueron analizados por estadística descriptiva e inferencial. La producción de datos cualitativos se basó en declaraciones escritas analizadas utilizando el método de análisis de contenido deductivo. Resultados: Doscientos siete docentes, en su mayoría mujeres el 92%) y trabajando en escuelas públicas (el 82%). En cuanto al conocimiento, 132 (el 63,8%) tuvieron desempeño insatisfactorio. Las preguntas con las tasas más bajas de respuestas correctas fueron sobre medicamentos utilizados regularmente y durante la crisis. Los docentes con puntajes más altos tenían menos tiempo de trabajo (p = 0,017) y habían sido diagnosticados con asma (p = 0,006). En la etapa cualitativa participaron 35 docentes y las declaraciones corroboraron los hallazgos cuantitativos, especialmente en relación a la brecha de conocimiento y sensación de mayor seguridad entre los docentes asmáticos. Conclusión: Los docentes tenían conocimientos insuficientes y relataron temor y falta de preparación ante la situación.

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o conhecimento de professores da Educação Básica com relação à asma e conhecer suas vivências diante da exacerbação dos sintomas na escola. Método: Estudo misto do tipo explanatório sequencial. Na etapa quantitativa, foi aplicado remotamente o Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire e o instrumento de caracterização. Dados analisados por estatística descritiva e inferencial. A produção dos dados qualitativos ocorreu a partir de depoimentos escritos analisados pelo método de análise de conteúdo dedutivo. Resultados: Duzentos e sete professores, maioria do sexo feminino (92%) e atuante em escolas públicas (82%). Quanto ao conhecimento, 132 (63,8%) apresentaram desempenho insatisfatório. As questões com menores índices de acerto eram sobre medicamentos utilizados regularmente e na crise. Os professores com maiores pontuações tinham menor tempo de atuação (p = 0,017) e possuíam diagnóstico de asma (p = 0,006). Na etapa qualitativa, participaram 35 professores e os depoimentos corroboraram os achados quantitativos, sobretudo com relação à lacuna de conhecimento e sentimento de maior segurança entre os professores asmáticos. Conclusão: Os professores apresentaram conhecimento insuficiente e relataram medo e despreparo frente à situação.

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