Estudio cualitativo

Digital adaptation of group activities in an outpatient center of a children´s hospital: Adolescent participants’ experiences

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Textual vignettes extracted from the interviews.
Individual experiences of remote outpatient center participation
SubthemeContentVignette
Positive social interactionsPeers"I feel supported because I see that I am not the only one who has problems, there are many others, and we are all supporting each other and sharing (...)" (P8).
"(...) being with other people who may be going through the same thing, it is easier to share it." (P2)
"(...) it has helped me a lot to get out of the routine of lockdown during the pandemic; it has been a good tool." (P10)
"to be in touch with others (...) in order to stay connected" (P9)
"(...) I like them very much, they are nice, funny, very good people, they have helped me become friends with them." (P6)
"(...) I feel comfortable in the activities because they are about talking about things, sharing opinions (...)" (P10).
Facilitators"I like that they always ask one by one and listen to everyone (...) it is not like in a classroom where you are afraid to say this because it may be wrong and you may be challenged" (P5).
"I like them because you can give your opinion, say I don't like it, I don't want to talk about it. They don't say anything, they don't force you, in all the connections they ask you how you are, they get close to you through games, conversations" (P4)
"I feel good and safe. We can talk about our problems, share more, and they always try to help us." (P8)
Improving social-emotional skillsSocial"To get rid of some of the embarrassment I used to feel when speaking in the group sessions (...) I look at how I was in January and how I am now; it is different now. If they ask me something or ask for an opinion, I speak and just say it. It has been important" (P5)
"I am more communicative with my family" (P2).
"A little push for me to stop being so shy (...)" (P7)
Emotional"It has helped me a lot with my mood; I don't feel bad when sharing" (P8)
"There are times when I feel bad (...) then I go into the workshop and stop thinking about the things that bother me" (P3)
Enjoying activities"I was able to let go of everything I felt, listen to advice, and I distracted you a lot by playing the games" (P8)
"Entertaining, interesting, they talk about things that you don't talk about in your day to day life, it helps a lot to see other perspectives." (P10)

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of this study.