出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Objective: to understand the meanings of the hospitalization process and the use of music as a health promoter, in the perception of children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Method: exploratory, descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, based on the assumptions of Health Promotion and Symbolic Interactionism. It counted on the participation of 11 children and adolescents, between seven and 13 years old, who were experiencing hospitalization due to cancer. Data collection took place in 2019 through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed according to the content analysis. Results: children and adolescents meant hospitalization as a process of difficult adaptation that involves a change in routine, anxieties and pain. They pointed out that music helps in coping with hospitalization, promoting their well-being by presenting an approach to home, family, by bringing feelings of joy and happiness. Conclusion: music brings meaning to the hospitalization process of children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, being a care technology to promote health.
