The child's experience of becoming ill with COVID-19.
Juliana Barony da SilvaNayara Luiza HenriquesFelipe Leonardo RigoGonçalo Miguel Cordeiro Duarte GuerreiroSérgio Joaquim Deodato FernandesElysângela Dittz DuartePublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2024)
The children understood the seriousness of the pandemic and identified the changes that had occurred. They also expressed understanding about the disease and its control. Knowing children's experience of illness can guide care actions aimed at them, recognizing that children's adequate understanding of what they experience can contribute to coping with illness and their participation in control actions.