Development of premature children: caregivers' understanding according to the Bioecological Theory
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Understanding the conceptions of premature children caregivers on child development and associated factors. METHOD: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study of 12 families with children under three years of age. Interviews were submitted to thematic content analysis, systematized into the categories of Bioecological Theory of Human Development: Process, Person, Context and Time, and in the Functional Development category. RESULTS: There are concerns about impairment in the current and future development of a Person/child defined as fragile as a result of premature birth (Time dimension), minimized by the scope of observable competencies such as motor skills. The Context, especially family and health services, and Proximal Processes, described as one-way caregiver interactions, are considered determinants of development. Functional Development is considered a natural consequence and result of education. The support network is crucial, supporting or limiting care. CONCLUSION: Concerns about the development mobilize caregivers to stimulate the premature child/person and requests family and healthcare assistance.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Language: Portuguese
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2298576535