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Seeking tirelessly for better health and life conditions for the child with myelomeningocele*

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Objective: to understand the experience of families in the care of children with myelomeningocele. Method: a qualitative research study, which adopted Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory as its theoretical and… Click to show full abstract

Objective: to understand the experience of families in the care of children with myelomeningocele. Method: a qualitative research study, which adopted Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory as its theoretical and methodological framework, and the semi-structured interview as a data collection instrument. Twenty-eight participants from thirteen families living in a municipality in the inland of So Paulo took part in the study. Results: the family tirelessly seeks better health and life conditions for the child with myelomeningocele; aiming at the childs autonomy, it is mobilized to the necessary treatments, to learn the care, to adapt the routine, as well as to supply for all the childs needs so that it reaches potential development, looking for a less dependent future with inclusion and social ascension. Conclusion: family nursing shows potential support in the face of myelomeningocele, due to its ability to apprehend the family system, evaluate it and enable intervention proposals in the care process. In this study, rehabilitation nursing was also emphasized, since it goes together with the child and the family who experience myelomeningocele.

Keywords: child myelomeningocele; better health; conditions child; family; life conditions; health life

Journal Title: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Year Published: 2021

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