Vulnerabilities of children admitted to a pediatric inpatient care unit

Revista Paulista de Pediatria

Larissa Natacha De Oliveira¹  Márcia Koja Breigeiron¹  Sofia Hallmann¹  Maria Carolina Witkowski¹ 

关键词: Health vulnerability;    Children;    Family;    Inpatient Care Units;    Vulnerabilidade em saúde;    Crianças;    Família;    Unidades de internação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-05822014000400013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To identify the vulnerabilities of children admitted to a pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital.METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive study from April to September 2013 with36 children aged 30 days to 12 years old, admitted to medical-surgical pediatric inpatient units of a university hospital and their caregivers. Data concerning sociocultural, socioeconomic and clinical context of children and their families were collected by interview with the child caregiver and from patients, records, and analyzed by descriptive statistics.RESULTS: Of the total sample, 97.1% (n=132) of children had at least one type of vulnerability, the majority related to the caregiver's level of education, followed by caregiver's financial situation, health history of the child, caregiver's family situation, use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs by the caregiver, family's living conditions, caregiver's schooling, and bonding between the caregiver and the child. Only 2.9% (n=4) of the children did not show any criteria to be classified in a category of vulnerability.CONCLUSIONS: Most children were classified has having a social vulnerability. It is imperative to create networks of support between the hospital and the primary healthcare service to promote healthcare practices directed to the needs of the child and family.

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