title: [Perception of the meaning of the caretaker's function for a group of nurses and caretakers: convergences and divergences].
abstract: This study review the of role the caretaker at the pediatric unit while the child is in hospital. The opinions of caretaker and nurses were surveyed as for the role that the participating family member would have during their stay along with the child in hospital. Data were gathered between April and June 1997 in units allowing for children to stay together with caretaker, at state hospitals. The interviews with the groups were separated by meas of the stafement analysis, based on the studies by COSTA (1992), and FRIEDMAN (1986), which allowed us to determine six categories: Security & Protection, Caretaking, Recovery, Knowledge, Supervision and Guidance, which in turn allowed us to study, although in a modest fashion, the agreements and disagreements regarding how our interviews perceive the role of the caretaker.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007587:Job Description; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires