ISOLAMENTO HOSPITALAR PEDIÁTRICO: práticas e recursos na perspectiva da psicologia
The work’s aim is to identify practices implemented in hospital pediatric isolation in order to reduce psyhcic suffering. It is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study. A source triangulation methodology was used: (BVS-BIREME, PubMed, Google acadêmico and PsycINFO) open interviews with experienced professionals who were active in pediatric hospital services was done; and, an online search was done on techniques to humanize pediatric hospital isolation services. The results indicated scarcity of specialized literature, predominance of qualitative studies and tendency to value resources over relational resources, as well as the existence of practices lacking more scientific evidence. The employment of these practices depends on factors related to the lethality of the pathogen, the child’s age and concernment, the responsivity level, the access to material resources and the health team’s flexibility in regard to pondering about risks/benefits, experimenting with idiosyncratic practices.