Abstract

CRUZ PUERTO, Melissa. Reconstruction of experiences of children and adolescents in pediatric primary care in terms of autonomy. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.1, pp.46-58.  Epub Dec 30, 2020. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/22563067.6520.

Prolonged hospital stays in pediatric primary care areas imply a physical, psychological and family affectation for the children who experience them, since they entail changes in their family, social and personal dynamics. The objective of this research was to recognize the experiences based on the secondary needs related to the development of the autonomy of children and adolescents with hospital stays in the primary pediatric care area of the Departmental Hospital of Villavicencio (HDV, for its initials in Spanish). It was developed through a qualitative methodology with in-depth interviews to a group of 60 children and adolescents between 5 and 14 years old, which were codified through analysis matrices. The main result was to recognize the different types of interpretations and practices that the participants construct to understand their dignity and experiences within the hospital context. As a conclusion, the importance of autonomy was established as a primary need to be satisfied in hospital contexts, in terms of socialization, play and free time, as a way to ensure adherence to treatment and processes of resilience and adaptation.

Keywords : Prolonged Hospital Stays; Experiences; Autonomy; Adaptation; Pediatric Users.

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