Continuity of care for children with special healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Autor: | José Pinheiro Batista Medeiros, Eliane Tatsch Neves, Mardênia Gomes Vasconcelos Pitombeira, Sarah Vieira Figueiredo, Daniella Barbosa Campos, Ilvana Lima Verde Gomes |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 75, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-0446 0034-7167 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0150 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the continuity of care for children with special healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic through the perception of their caregivers in the Northeast of Brazil. Methods: Qualitative descriptive-exploratory research carried out between June and September 2020, in a municipality in the Northeast of Brazil. Eleven caregivers participated through semi-structured interviews conducted at home. The data were submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: The social isolation period and the suspension of health services affected the continuity of care, configuring the category “Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the continuity of care”. Caregivers expressed fear of children contracting the coronavirus, characterizing the category “Fears and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic in view of the vulnerability of children with special healthcare needs”. Final considerations: Caregivers’ reports revealed problems in the continuity of care for the studied cohort. Therefore, health care practices must be rethought in times of pandemic. |
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