Abstract

MAZZA, Verônica de Azevedo et al. Online support for chronically ill children and adolescents: an integrative review. av.enferm. [online]. 2017, vol.35, n.1, pp.63-76. ISSN 0121-4500.  https://doi.org/10.15446/av.enferm.v35n1.60506.

Objective: To characterize scientific production related to online support targeted at chronically ill children, and adolescents. Content synthesis: This is an integrative review. A literature search was performed, from 2008 to 2017, using databases PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and ScienceDirect. Thirty articles were found, arranged and sorted by title, author, year of publication, country of origin, database, type of study, and objectives. Findings reported a greater knowledge generation during the period from 2012 to 2014. Trend in research was focused in accordance with two categories: Online support tools assessment aimed at chronically ill children and adolescents and Perception of families and health professionals about usability of online support tools aimed at chronically ill children, and adolescents. Conclusion: Online support is a vital complement to health promotion activities for families. It is available on websites and online programs; moreover, it has strengths and weaknesses in usability, and represents a new challenge for health professionals.

Keywords : Consumer Health Information; Chronic Disease; Child; Adolescent; Family.

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