TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL E O SETOR DE TRANSPLANTE DE MEDULA ÓSSEA INFANTIL

Bone Marrow Transplantation may cause a series of restrictions to patients. The child’s\udillness and hospitalization may further change daily life activities, playing and school routine; and social interaction,\udwhich will interfere in occupational roles. The occupational therapy procedures seek to provide a more accessible\udexperience in hospital concerning the possibilities of involvement, favoring the child’s development through activities.\udObjective: This study aimed to describe the practice of an occupational therapist during therapeutic process with a\udschool age child who has undergone bone marrow transplantation. Method: This is a qualitative research with a case\udstudy approach. Data was collected with a short form of personal and professional identification and characterization,\udand a semi-structured interview script. The interview was fully transcribed, and analyzed under the content analysis\udoverview. Through the content obtained in the interviews, it was possible to raise four categories: occupational roles\udaffected by illness, hospitalization; occupational therapy processes; benefits to children by the occupational therapy\udactivities; and, successful practices: essential factors and theoretical principles. Results: The results showed that the\udoccupational therapist took on roles as mediator between the hospital and the child’s original environment, and the\udrelations to family, hospital team, towards the child’s needs and his/her life experience (school, family, hospital).\udConclusion: It is expected that this study may contribute to the knowledge and propagation of the practice being\uddeveloped by the therapists in children with bone marrow transplantation