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[Development of premature children: caregivers' understanding according to the Bioecological Theory]
Rayla Amaral Lemos1, Maria de La Ó Ramallo Veríssimo2
1Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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.
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