Uso do Brinquedo no Manuseio do Sofrimento Psíquico de Crianças em Contexto de Internação Hospitalar

Abstract

In this dissertation we sought to understand how the toy can be used in handling the psychological suffering of children in the context of hospitalization in a pediatric unit. It's organized in two articles, one of systematic review of the literature and one with the results of empirical research. The objective of the review was to present an overview of the production about the study of the toy's use in the handling of physical and psychological suffering in children hospitalized from articles published and indexed between the years of 2012 and 2017. Sixteen studies were selected for the construction of this article. It was concluded that the toy is being used as a way to relieve the stress, pain and anxiety of hospitalized children, but such research is being carried out by health professionals in general, and few are done by psychologists. In relation to the empirical research, it is a field research, qualitative, case series study, with transversal cut and adopting the ecological insertion procedure. The participants were six children between 6 and 12 years old, who were hospitalized, as well as their respective companions. The toy was used as a way to handle children's psychic suffering, such as anxiety and depression. The indicators of psychological suffering, anxiety and depression were analyzed before and after the toys' use. Thus, it was possible to conclude, through the qualitative analysis, that the toy facilitated the handling of the psychic suffering of the studied children, as it made it possible to alleviate some symptoms of psychic suffering and helped to understand the emotional situation experienced.