[Communicating pediatric surgery suspension: feelings of the relatives involved in the process].

A comunicação da suspensão de cirurgias pediátricas: sentimentos dos familiares envolvidos no processo*.

Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 0242726 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0080-6234 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00806234 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Esc Enferm USP

Original Publication: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem

Communication* ; Emotions* ; Family* ; Surgical Procedures, Operative*; Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Refusal to Treat

Hospitalization is a complex experience; this can be made worse if surgical intervention is required, especially when the patient is a child. When surgery is suspended, patient and family can experience feelings of insecurity, distress, and anxiety. The objective of this study was to identify and describe the perceptions of fifteen mothers or guardians of children between 0 and 18 years old admitted in a teaching hospital, after receiving news that surgery for their child was suspended. This was a descriptive qualitative study which used Interpersonal Communication as theoretical reference and Analysis of Content as the methodology. Results showed that suspension of pediatric surgery in our institution causes repercussions to patients, their families, and institution organisation; that communication between health team professionals, patients and families is inadequate; and that the nurses' participation in informing surgery suspension must be effective.

Date Created: 20100721 Date Completed: 20100816 Latest Revision: 20190911

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10.1590/s0080-62342010000200017

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