Caregivers' perspective of school reintegration in children survivors of burns

摘要: Introduction: Pediatric burns are an important reason of treatment and hospitalization. Children victims may interrupt or even abandon school activities. The process reintegration this population has become a point attention. Aim: To analyze the caregivers’ perspective children survivors burns. Method: It is ethnographic study based on Interpretative Anthropology. After ethical committee approval, data were collected in burn unit at university hospital located interior state Sao Paulo, Brazil, children’s home schools, during 22 months. Caregivers school-aged invited to participate study. We defined school-age victim as child from six twelve years-old, enrolled not moment burn, caregiver family member who takes care most time. triangulated strategies for collection participant observation, in-depth interviews, field notes. Data analyzed using inductive thematic analysis hermeneutic circle. Results Discussion: A total fourteen caregivers participated; eleven mothers, two grandmothers one father. Eleven married living with partner, was divorced another widower. ages ranged 24 60 years old. One illiterate, had incomplete elementary school, high attending College. income per month R$ 622.00 R$5000.00. number person house three nine. Codes identified organized units meanings: 1) “Back school”; 2) “To be normal”; 3) talk about problem”. Some feelings (like guilt, anxiety, fear), behaviors, attitudes that postpone return these children. level education influenced way they able deal new demands, such discrimination. There distinguished characteristics public private systems must faced return. reported visible locations, like face, neck harms, negatively reintegration. body regions could hidden didn’t have much difficulty school. Most said normal needed normal, but sometimes emphasized different than their peers, ugly. But if someone made any comment appearance, advocated protected attitudes, giving offensive answers others ignoring comment. them need accident, injury everything related it when just class children, all people This can help better scars appearance. Conclusion: results contribute planning other experiencing same process. Acknowledging team interactions health professionals potential facilitate context.