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The management of pain in preterm infants from the perspective of parents: a contribution to nursing
O manejo da dor em recém-nascidos prematuros sob a ótica dos pais: uma contribuição para enfermagem
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Abstract Objectives: Analyze how parents recognize pain on their premature newborn children, Obtain knowledge about painful
behavioral signs of the premature newborn recognized on them by their parents and describe the care practiced by
them to minimize the pain of their premature child. Method: Qualita... view more
Objectives: Analyze how parents recognize pain on their premature newborn children, Obtain knowledge about painful
behavioral signs of the premature newborn recognized on them by their parents and describe the care practiced by
them to minimize the pain of their premature child. Method: Qualitative study. Data collection instrument was the
semi-structured interview with nine parents of premature newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit of a university
hospital in Rio de Janeiro, it was applied between August and September 2011. Results: The analysis of thematic
content was chosen as our data analysis, from this analysis five (5) categories were originated: The crying; Perception
of body changes; The perception of face alterations; The perception of emotional alterations and Care performance to
minimize pain. Conclusions: It was concluded that parents recognize signs of painful behavior of their premature
newborn, identifying them by body, facial and emotional changes.... view less
Keywords
pain; baby; hospital; intensive care medicine; caregiving; parent-child relationship; Brazil
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Free Keywords
nursery
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 3352-3359
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 1
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed