title: [Applicability of theoretical model to families of children with chronic disease in intensive care].
abstract: This study examines the applicability of the theoretical model "Looking to maintain the balance to meet the demands and take care of the hospitalized child" to families of children with chronic diseases in intensive care. This is a qualitative study that complied with Resolution 466/2012, and was approved by the Ethics Committee through the Resolution 0111.0.441.099-11. The Grounded Theory was adopted as methodological framework. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with seven families of children hospitalized for chronic diseases. The research identified three phenomena, which were analyzed according to the theoretical model cited above: Difficult experience for the family; Modifying the functioning and family routine; and Receiving support in coping with chronic illness. The study showed that the theoretical model used can be applied to families of children with chronic illnesses because they experience an unexpected event that disrupts their daily life and demand the search for new strategies for coping.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciano Marques
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Juazeiro, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hosana Rocha
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Valois
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvone Santa Bárbara da Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Evanilda Souza de Santana
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosana Castelo Branco
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: de Santana
authors.affiliation: Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila da Silva
authors.initials: Sda S
authors.lastname: Sampaio
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical