MOURA, J. M. C.; MOURA, Júlia Montenegro da Cunha.
Résumé:
The hospitalization process is a defining moment in the life of one and its family. With regards to the treatment of child cancer, this moment causes a variety of effects in both the child being treated and those who accompany it during recurrent hospital admissions. Facing these adversities, it's extremely important to think of a work that, at the same time, makes it possible to understand the way these companions face the routine in the hospital, decrease suffering and promote care with the companions. The Culture Circle is a collective knowledge construction, and it can be used as a participative methodology, in order to provide a health care practice. The Culture Circle can be done with words, objects or images. This study aimed to present a report of an experience that used the Culture Circle with images of social supports with five mothers of hospitalized children in the oncopediatrics ward of a Public Hospital. Based on the adopted methodology, it was possible to notice the importance that the social supports exert to the companions, contributing to the elaboration of coping strategies during the treatment process, besides promoting care for these women.
Key words: Child Cancer, Companions, Care, Health, Culture Circle.
