Relatório de estágio

Abstract

This report is the culmination of a long journey of traineeship as part of the Master Course of Child Health and Pediatrics,of the Instituto de Ciências da Saúde held at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The training modules were carried out in different contexts, particularly in community resources, Primary Health Care, Pediatric Emergency Room and Neonatology. The transversal theme of the route was the Health Promotion in Children with Diabetes; however it has suffered adjustments according to the needs of the different contexts. The choice of theme resulted from a combination of factors, including personal interests and state's diagnostics performed. Over the years, the definition and problematic of health promotion has been discussed by several entities, verifying their relevance to health gains. On the other hand, it has been observed a significant increase in childhood diabetes worldwide, especially type 2. This increase in diabetes is associated with hereditary factors, the increasing urbanization, habits and unhealthy lifestyles. The EESIP has a key role to intervene in this issue of public health, developing strategies to promote health by preventing the illness from appearing or preventing the development of!associated complications. In this sense, objectives were outlined and activities were developed, for the promotion of child health in this context, namely health education sessions, information leaflets and pair formation. Thus contributing to a better management of the disease, a better control of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and for the prevention of late complications of diabetes and therefore more health gains. The! internship! had as base the theoretical model of Nola Pender’s Health Promotion, complemented with the conceptual model of care focused on the child, who sees the dyad child/family as the center of the interventions. The partnership model of Casey’s cares, which stresses the importance of parents as partners in providing care to the child, and is one of the main strategies to achieve a maximum level of personal health status. The methodology used incorporated a constant thoughtful and critical analysis on the professional practice, the scientific evidence and the situations experienced throughout the internships, allowing, along path, to identify problems and make decisions, implementing targeted interventions with applicability in different contexts. This way, I conclude that the defined objectives and activities developed were relevant and achieved, contributing to the acquisition of specialized skills and to improve the quality of care provided to the child and family

Date of Award	2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Elisabete Nunes (Supervisor)