title: [Children with cystic fibrosis: perceptions about multiple hospital admissions].
abstract: Children with cystic fibrosis are usually admitted to the hospital many times through their lives. This study aims to know the perceptions of these children towards the multiple hospital admissions, as well to identify what they realize about the treatment and the care they get. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The study subjects were seven children who suffer from cystic fibrosis, at ages between 6 and 11. The data are collected at a pediatrics unit of a general hospital, by means of a focused semi-structrured interviews, and analyzed through the comprehensive analysis. The result of this study show that children value their freedom, but it is very restricted during the time they are in the hospital, which can be softed through our listening, comprehension and attention.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem da Sociedade Educacional Três de Maio, Três de Maio, RS.
authors.forename: Ruth Irmgard Bärtschi
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Gabatz
authors.forename: Nair Regina
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic