The ICU is an environment of many technological advances, with modern equipment that
becomes important in the treatment and reduction of mortality, both in pediatrics and
neonatology. However, the ICU environment is still seen with prejudices and becomes an
even more delicate experience when it comes to the hospitalization of a child, being
surrounded by fear and anxiety by the mother and family. Therefore, the present study aimed
to present the evidence in the literature about the experiences of relatives in the process of
hospitalization of children in the intensive care unit, from 2008 to 2017. The method used is
characterized as a review of the literature. The search was performed on the platform of the
Virtual Health Library - VHL, in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature database on
Health Sciences - LILACS, using the descriptors "family child" and "intensive care unit" and
established as criterion of inclusion for the selection of the sample: complete articles with
public availability, published in Portuguese in the period from 2008 to 2017, to attend the
experiences of relatives in the process of hospitalization of children in the intensive care unit.
The result of the collection totaled fourteen (14) articles, giving rise to three categories, being:
changes of routines faced by relatives in the ICU environment; the look of nursing and the
relationship with relatives; support and support to family members in the ICU. The aim of this
study is to contribute to the construction of knowledge and reflection through evidence within
the literature about the experiences of family members during hospitalization, such as feelings
of anxiety and fear during hospitalization, opening the way to better care and well-being
favoring the confrontation of the family member within the ICU.
Descriptors: family child; intensive care unit.
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