Dehospitalization of technology-dependent children: the perspective of the multiprofessional health team

Deshospitalización de niños que dependen de tecnologías: la perspectiva del equipo multiprofesional de salud

ABSTRACT

Objective

To know the dehospitalization of technology-dependent children from a multiprofessional perspective.

Method

A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, carried out in 2018 at a Teaching Hospital in the city of Porto Alegre. The participants were 15 members of the multidisciplinary health team. In data production, we used the Dynamics of Creativity and Sensitivity, “Creative Storm”, which is part of the Sensitive Creative Method. Data interpretation occurred based on Thematic Content Analysis. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee.

Results

Dehospitalization is influenced by the absence of planning according to the reality of the child and the family. In addition, there is predominance of health services with a physician-centered model, unscheduled discharge, overload of professionals, and communication problems between the staff, the health network and the family.

Final Considerations

Despite knowing the importance of dehospitalization, it still occurs in a fragmented manner, with hasty hospital discharge, preventing safe dehospitalization and with greater planning.

Keywords
Child; Chronic disease; Patient discharge; Patient care team; Comprehensive health care