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[The father within the pediatric hospitalization context]
Eunice Vieira de Moura1, Nair Regina Ritter Ribeiro
1Unidade de Pediatria, Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas. eevmoura@bol.com.br
Insights
Fathers caring for hospitalized children feel overlooked by staff and judged by other mothers. Their presence is crucial for child recovery, necessitating supportive programs from prenatal care onwards.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Family Studies
- Qualitative Research
Context:
- Exploratory descriptive study on father-child relationship during pediatric hospitalization.
- Data collected via semi-structured interviews and field diaries in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2002-2003).
Purpose:
- To analyze the experiences and feelings of fathers providing care to hospitalized children.
- To understand the father's perspective within the pediatric unit.
Summary:
- Fathers feel undervalued by nursing staff and face judgment from other mothers.
- Fathers perceive their presence as vital for their child's recovery.
- Identifies unique challenges faced by fathers as primary caregivers in a hospital setting.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for greater recognition and support for fathers in pediatric care.
- Proposes the development of supportive programs for fathers starting prenatally.
- Informs nursing practice to be more inclusive of fathers' roles and needs.
Abstract:
This exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach addresses the father-child relationship upon the pediatric hospitalization. The collected data, by means of semi-structured interview and field diary, at the Pediatrics Unit of a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, over the period of December 2002 to April 2003. The data allowed to analyze the experiences and feelings of the father who takes care of his child in the hospital. This father feels himself non-considered by the nursing staff, admired or badly regarded by the mothers of the other children because he is a man, however one that stays with the hospitalized child because he already takes care of him/her at home; and he considers his presence important for the child's recovery. Programs that support and motivate these fathers since the pre-natal period are proposed.
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