Abstract

NEGREIROS, Bárbara  and  MAIA, Rodrigo. Somatization in pediatrics: perceptions and experiences of medical and nursing residents. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.3, pp.723-735.  Epub Dec 31, 2022. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/22psd230311.

Despite being an important clinical phenomenon and with a strong prevalence in primary health care, the somatization still has a complex character and is poorly understood by health professionals. Therefore, the objective of this study is characterize the perception of residents of the multidisciplinary team, about this phenomenon, the formation about the theme and the care offered to the child patient that manifests a frame of this nature. This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study. Using semi-structured interviews as a way of obtaining data and information on the subject. A total of 8 subjects participated in this study. Data were analyzed with the aid of the IRAMUTEQ textual analysis software using the thematic content analysis technique. It was concluded that these professionals feel unprepared to deal with the somatic in childhood, both for its complexity, which challenges the biomedical model, and for the lack of theoretical and practical foundation in their academic education, characterizing the Health Residency as the opportunity to know and learn to deal with this phenomenon already in practice as a professional.

Keywords : Somatization; Childhood; Health Team.

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