Coping strategies for chronically ill children and adolescents facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

to understand the experiences and coping strategies of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with six children and adolescents at the reception of an outpatient clinic of a pediatric hospital in the state of Ceará. Data collection took place from April to September 2021, using story-drawing, analyzed in light of Coutinho's criteria.

Results

two thematic categories emerged: Situations experienced by children and adolescents in times of COVID-19; Coping strategies for children and adolescents in their chronic illness process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Final considerations

understanding the experiences and coping strategies of children and ado

SUBMITTER: Custodio LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704693 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature