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Author Spotlight: Capturing Infant-Caregiver Interactions Through Synchronized Multimodal Data Collection
Published on: May 31, 2024
Institutionalized child care experiences: the hidden side of work
Ruth Irmgard Bärtschi Gabatz1, Eda Schwartz1, Viviane Marten Milbrath1
1Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Faculdade de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Hospitalar na Rede de Atenção à Saúde. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Objective:
To know the caregiver's perception about the work/care with the institutionalized child.
Methods:
Qualitative research that used the Theory of Attachment and Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical references and the Grounded Theory as a methodological reference. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 15 caregivers of a child sheltering institution, in the year 2015. The analysis was performed from the open coding and categorization.
Results:
Care work aims to meet the needs of institutionalized children, focusing on food, hygiene and education. In addition, it is little recognized, which generates a feeling of devaluation in caregivers.
Conclusions:
Continued qualification and support to the caregivers is indispensable for elaborating more effective and integral work/care strategies.
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