Nursing Care in Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis: Integrative Review

• Autor(a) principal: de Sousa, Roseane Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Duarte Neto, Neemias Costa, Santos, Denise Alves, Martins, Aldenir Silva, Queiroz, Patrícia Lima, Costa, Andrea Suzana Vieira, Gomes, Franco Celso da Silva, Sousa, Maria do Socorro Marques, Ferro, Renata Rocha, da Silva, Michele Alves, Abreu, Leidiane Costa Mota, de Sousa, Clice Pimentel Cunha, Batista, Marcia Rodrigues Veras, Loyola, Cristina Maria Douat, Aragão, Francisca Bruna Arruda
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/395
• topic: Criança; Cuidados de Enfermagem; e Leishmaniose Visceral; Child; Nursing Care; Child; and Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Visceral Leishmaniasis is characterized as a disease of serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, popularly known as calazar, identified by long-lasting fever, asthenia, anemia, weight loss, among other clinical manifestations. When not properly treated, the individual dies. Therefore, the objective of this study is to describe the nursing attributions in the cases of children affected by visceral leishmaniasis. The integrative literature review was developed through articles found in the following databases: Lilacs; Scielo, PubMed; BVS-BIREME, and BDENF, considering the time frame of the last 10 years. After applying the eligibility criteria, ten studies were found for analysis. As a result, it was observed that the nursing process is characterized by the interrelationship and dynamism of each step. The implementation of this assistance is an indispensable procedure both for early detection of children with visceral leishmaniasis and for rehabilitation. Thus, patient care involves dialogue, humanized care, multidisciplinary service provision, focusing not only on curative assistance, but also to develop educational actions.