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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 49 (05) • Oct 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000500005   copy

Adolescent support networks in a health care context: the interface between health, family and education * * Extracted from the thesis "Cuidado à saúde na percepção dos adolescentes: contribuição da enfermagem", Escola Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2014.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Analyze adolescents' perceptions about support networks and their health needs.

METHOD

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.

RESULTS

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.

CONCLUSION

Coordination between education, health and family services has the potential to act as a support network to help meet adolescents' healthcare needs and demands.

Descriptors:
Adolescent; Delivery of Health Care; Adolescent Health Services; Social Support; Nursing; Education

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