Interaction during feeding times between mothers and malnourished children under two years of age.

This study sought to understand the relations between mothers and malnourished children at feeding times. It is an exploratory study with qualitative data analysis. Data collection was performed at home by means of participant observation with eight mother-child dyads and three grandmothers. Based on the thematic analysis, the following themes emerged: food and interaction; day-to-day care of the child. The families' life situation was unfavorable. Mothers and grandmothers were responsible for preparing family meals, feeding and child care. The mother-child relationships were permeated by gestures of affection, slaps, scolding, and threats during feeding and there were cases of negligence, physical and psychological violence in daily care. Some mothers and grandmothers spoke quietly and cared for the child to be fed and cleaned while others mothers showed little patience for dealing with the child and they became easily irritated. Mothers' life stories were marked by adverse events and most of them faced emotional problems that could have repercussions in relationships with children at feeding times and in daily care. The mother-child interactions at home do not always favor feeding and responsive care, which may further worsen the nutritional status of these children.

[Hospital food: perceptions of patients in a public hospital with a proposal of humanized care]. / Comida de hospital: percepções de pacientes em um hospital público com proposta de atendimento humanizado.

The objective of the study was to know the perception of patients about feeding in a reference hospital for the National Humanization Politics. It is a qualitative research with twenty-six in depth and half-structuralized interviews had been carried through. The interviews were applied to internee patients (adults and elders) with four or more days in health clinic. The study revealed that the patients approved the good attendance and the humanized health team care. The feeding is perceived as part of the institution rules, relating it with the disease and the health recovery. Also, the companion presence, the hospital environment, medicines and sensorial aspects are considered to influence the feeding acceptance. The meal time was considered a model to be followed. The patients had demonstrated difficulty in revealing opinions about changes in the feeding or routines. The meal time is an interaction moment among the patients, companions and health team. The study concluded that in order to eat well in a hospital depends on what the patients is allowed to because of their diseases, showing that, there is no hospital food identification with their feeding history, preferences or habits in life.

Interaction during feeding times between mothers and malnourished children under two years of age / Interação nos momentos da alimentação entre mães e crianças desnutridas menores de dois anos

This study sought to understand the relations between mothers and malnourished children at feeding times. It is an exploratory study with qualitative data analysis. Data collection was performed at home by means of participant observation with eight mother-child dyads and three grandmothers. Based on the thematic analysis, the following themes emerged: food and interaction; day-to-day care of the child. The families' life situation was unfavorable. Mothers and grandmothers were responsible for preparing family meals, feeding and child care. The mother-child relationships were permeated by gestures of affection, slaps, scolding, and threats during feeding and there were cases of negligence, physical and psychological violence in daily care. Some mothers and grandmothers spoke quietly and cared for the child to be fed and cleaned while others mothers showed little patience for dealing with the child and they became easily irritated. Mothers' life stories were marked by adverse events and most of them faced emotional problems that could have repercussions in relationships with children at feeding times and in daily care. The mother-child interactions at home do not always favor feeding and responsive care, which may further worsen the nutritional status of these children.

Este estudo objetiva apreender as relações entre mães e crianças desnutridas nos momentos da alimentação. Estudo exploratório com análise qualitativa dos dados. A coleta de dados foi realizada nos domicílios, por meio de observação participante com oito díades mãe-criança e três avós. A partir da análise temática emergiram os temas: alimentação e interação; o cuidado cotidiano da criança. A situação de vida das famílias era desfavorável. As mães e avós eram responsáveis por preparar as refeições familiares, alimentar e cuidar das crianças. As relações mãe-criança foram permeadas por gestos de carinho, tapas, xingos e ameaças durante a alimentação e observaram-se situações de negligência, violência física e psicológica nos cuidados diários. Algumas mães e avós falavam calmamente e cuidavam para a criança estar alimentada e higienizada, enquanto outras demonstravam pouca paciência para lidar com a criança e se irritavam facilmente. As histórias de vida das mães eram marcadas por eventos adversos e a maioria enfrentava problemas emocionais que poderiam repercutir nas relações com as crianças, nos momentos da alimentação e dos cuidados. As interações mãe-criança nem sempre favoreceram a alimentação e o cuidado responsivo, o que pode agravar ainda mais o estado nutricional dessas crianças.

Comida de hospital: percepções de pacientes em um hospital público com proposta de atendimento humanizado / Hospital food: perceptions of patients in a public hospital with a proposal of humanized

O objetivo do estudo foi conhecer a percepção de pacientes sobre a alimentação em um hospital de referência para a Política Nacional de Humanização. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa para a qual foram realizadas 26 entrevistas em profundidade, semiestruturadas, aplicadas a pacientes adultos e idosos internados há quatro ou mais dias em clínicas médicas. O estudo revelou que os pacientes aprovam o bom atendimento e consideram o cuidado humanizado da equipe de saúde; percebem a alimentação como parte das regras da instituição e a relacionam com a doença e com a recuperação da saúde; consideram que a presença de acompanhante, o ambiente hospitalar, medicamentos e aspectos sensoriais influenciam a aceitação da alimentação. O horário das refeições foi considerado modelo a ser seguido. Os pacientes demonstraram dificuldade em opinar sobre mudanças na alimentação ou sobre suas rotinas. A refeição é um momento de interação entre os próprios pacientes, acompanhantes e equipe de saúde. O estudo concluiu que comer bem no hospital depende do que os pacientes podem ou não comer devido a sua doença, revelando que, possivelmente, não haja identificação da alimentação hospitalar com a sua história alimentar, preferências ou hábitos adquiridos ao longo de sua vida.

The objective of the study was to know the perception of patients about feeding in a reference hospital for the National Humanization Politics. It is a qualitative research with twenty-six in depth and half-structuralized interviews had been carried through. The interviews were applied to internee patients (adults and elders) with four or more days in health clinic. The study revealed that the patients approved the good attendance and the humanized health team care. The feeding is perceived as part of the institution rules, relating it with the disease and the health recovery. Also, the companion presence, the hospital environment, medicines and sensorial aspects are considered to influence the feeding acceptance. The meal time was considered a model to be followed. The patients had demonstrated difficulty in revealing opinions about changes in the feeding or routines. The meal time is an interaction moment among the patients, companions and health team. The study concluded that in order to eat well in a hospital depends on what the patients is allowed to because of their diseases, showing that, there is no hospital food identification with their feeding history, preferences or habits in life.