Abstract

RAMOS, Murilo Sousa; TAVARES, Beatriz Rihs Matos  and  ALMEIDA, Milena Dórea de. Affection and Techniques of Primary Health Care Professionals facing Children with Cancer. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2023, vol.15, e15221558.  Epub Aug 09, 2024. ISSN 2177-093X.  https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v15i1.1858.

Introduction: this paper discusses the sense and meaning that children with cancer have for primary health care professionals. Method: clinical-qualitative research, in which individual interviews with open questions were carried out with four professionals working in primary health care in Bahia municipalities. Results and discussions: the analysis categories were identified a posteriori: affection mobilized by the child with cancer and the conflicts generated in this meeting; functioning of the public health system: difficulties and potential; and forms of resolution for professional autonomy. The professionals reported: insecurity in dealing with the child with cancer; sadness, hopelessness, grief, and anguish; emotional unpreparedness; impotence to comply with the referral, the continuity of care and the integration of care. Conclusion: the interviewees did not want to know and go deeper into childhood cancer, but also to discuss and reflect on children with cancer assisted by primary care.

Keywords : Neoplasms; Child; Primary Health Care; Affection; Professional Autonomy.

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