This study aimed to investigate the meaning of the experience of the educational process of children hospitalized with a chronic disease from a family perspective. It is a qualitative research, conducted at the pediatric clinic of a teaching hospital. The study included ten families of hospitalized children between seven and 16 years of age. We used semi-structured interviews and the principles of thematic interpretation for analysis. Results showed that families feel distressed by the situation of child' distancing from school due to the periodic hospitalizations and they think that going to school is a desire the children reveal. It was concluded that the hospital class represents an important care strategy. Through the maintenance of the educational process, the children reframe their hospital experience and have preserved their development, improving their self-esteem and quality of life.
Chronic disease; Hospitalized children; Education; Family