Sintomas somáticos funcionais em crianças atendidas na atenção primária à saúde

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https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.42.116.AO11

Abstract

Functional somatic symptoms are characterized as manifestations of a mainly somatic nature and of the child's behavior, without an apparent organic cause. In a period in which the capacity for verbal communication is still limited, the child uses non-verbal means of communication, through their body. The present study aims to verify the prevalence of functional somatic symptoms in children aged 6 to 36 months being monitored in primary care. This is an observational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. A convenience sample was composed of 40 mother-child dyads, with the following inclusion criteria: children aged 6 to 36 months, undergoing routine pediatric follow-up in Primary Health Care and mothers aged 18 years or older, who agreed to participate in the study, by signing the TCLE. To carry out the research, the Sociodemographic Questionnaire instruments, developed for the study, and the Baby Somatic Symptoms Questionnaire were applied in a single meeting, taking advantage of the mother and child going to the health unit for routine pediatric follow-up. Descriptive analyzes of behavioral disorders among children were carried out. Preliminary results indicate that the majority of mothers (95%) evaluate their child's general health positively, but approximately a third of them (30%) evaluate the child's sleep quality as fair or poor, followed by negative assessments of breathing (25%), food (22.5%), skin (20%), behavior (15%) and digestion (10%). The study confirms the ability to identify functional somatic symptoms in primary health care

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Published

2024-02-27

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do Prado, A. P., & Pereira Padovani, F. H. (2024). Sintomas somáticos funcionais em crianças atendidas na atenção primária à saúde. Psicologia Argumento, 42(116). https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.42.116.AO11