Adolescent support networks in a health care context: the interface between health, family and education

Analyze adolescents' perceptions about support networks and their health needs. Analytical and interpretive study using focus groups conducted in municipal state schools in Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará during the first semester of 2012. The sample comprised 36 male and female adolescents ag...

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Published in:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P 2015-10, Vol.49 (5), p.741-747
Main Authors: Costa, Rachel Franklin da, Zeitoune, Regina Célia Gollner, Queiroz, Maria Veraci Oliveira, Gómez García, Carmen Isabel, Ruiz García, Maria Jesús
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services
Adolescente
Apoyo Social
Brazil
Delivery of Health Care
Educación
Education
Enfermería
Family
Female
Humans
Male
NURSING
Prestación de Atención de Salud
Schools
Servicios de Salud del Adolescente
Social Support
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Summary:Analyze adolescents' perceptions about support networks and their health needs. Analytical and interpretive study using focus groups conducted in municipal state schools in Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará during the first semester of 2012. The sample comprised 36 male and female adolescents aged between 13 and 16 years attending the ninth grade of the second phase of elementary school. Thematic analysis revealed that the health care support network and interaction between health professionals, education professionals and family members was insufficient, constituting a lack of an integrated network to enable and provide support for health promotion. Coordination between education, health and family services has the potential to act as a support network to help meet adolescents' healthcare needs and demands.
ISSN:0080-6234
1980-220X
0080-6234
DOI:10.1590/S0080-623420150000500005