Communication and education in health consultations to children with acute respiratory infections

Authors

  • Ana Paula Alves de Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria De La Ó Ramallo Veríssimo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000400008

Keywords:

Child, Respiratory tract infections, Health communication, Health education, Professional-family relations, Child health

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the recommendations for the care of children with acute respiratory infections (ARI) and to describe the process of communication between professionals and mothers during the consultation. Data collection was performed in Primary Care Units, through interviews and observation of physicians' and nurses' consultations to children with ARI. The recommendations ranging between professionals and were incomplete and focusing on the disease, mainly on the treatment; communication is focused on the professional, which does not promote an emancipatory education process. The results confirmed the need to include such issues in the initial and ongoing training of professionals.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Original Article

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Carvalho, A. P. A. de, & Veríssimo, M. D. L. Ó R. (2011). Communication and education in health consultations to children with acute respiratory infections. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 45(4), 847-854. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000400008