title: [Sickle-cell disease: short communication on how children express through games what it means for them to have the disease].
abstract: Brief notice of a study aimed at understanding the significance of sickle cell anemia in children between 3 and 12 years old. This qualitative research is grounded in Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical perspective, and in Grounded Theory as a research method. The data have been collected through interviews with children, with the use of therapeutic play sessions. Preliminary data analysis has allowed us to understand that sickle cell anemia is a sad experience for children, because that more than experiencing pain, children realize they are powerless in relation to the suffering; they recognize its symptoms, understand the need for treatment, and consider it only as palliative. Children also consider their family as an important support, and have the hospital as reference.
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brasil. anamaciel@uai.com.br
authors: Ana Augusta Maciel
authors: AA
authors: de Souza
authors: Circéa Amália
authors: CA
authors: Ribeiro
authors: Regina Issuzu Hiroka
authors: RI
authors: de Borba
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology*