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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2301-0371</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Enfermería (En línea)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Revista urug. enferm. (En línea)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2301-0371</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad de la República]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2301-03712026000101203</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.33517/rue2026v21n1a6</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Suicidio adolescente con nota de despedida: el día después en padres]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Teenage suicide with a suicide note: the day after in parents]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Suicídio na adolescência com bilhete de suicídio: no dia seguinte com os pais]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lecuna González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Graciela Jhoana]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública (MSP) Departamental de Salud Mental ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2301-03712026000101203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2301-03712026000101203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2301-03712026000101203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El suicidio adolescente constituye un fenómeno complejo que impacta de manera profunda y persistente en las familias, los servicios de salud y las comunidades. Uruguay presenta tasas de suicidio elevadas en comparación con la región, ubicando este problema como una prioridad en salud pública. El objetivo de la investigación fue conocer qué ocurrió en madres y padres tiempo después del suicidio de su hijo adolescente, en situaciones donde el joven dejó una nota de despedida. Se realizó un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, de diseño cualitativo, constructivista, emergente y flexible. La muestra estuvo compuesta por madres y padres de departamentos ubicados al sur del Río Negro (Uruguay), cuyos hijos fallecieron por suicidio entre 2012-2017 y dejaron una nota de despedida. Se aplicaron entrevistas en profundidad semidirigidas, examinadas mediante análisis de contenido. Los resultados mostraron que, lejos de operar como explicación, la nota de despedida dejó nuevas interrogantes. Aun después de varios años, madres y padres continúan en un proceso de búsqueda de sentido, reconstrucción narrativa del hijo y elaboración emocional del duelo. Se observó un duelo prolongado, con impacto identitario, corporal y comunitario. Se destaca la importancia de los relatos de terceros (amigos, vecinos), como forma de mantener la continuidad vincular y reconstruir significados suspendidos en la experiencia traumática. Aunque los equipos de salud brindaron contención inicial, las familias manifestaron una ausencia de acompañamiento sostenido en el tiempo. En función de los hallazgos observados, se subraya la necesidad de fortalecer estrategias de postvención sensibles, continuas y centradas en la familia, en donde los equipos de salud e interdisciplinarios tengan un rol activo en el acompañamiento a largo plazo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Adolescent suicide is a complex phenomenon with profound and lasting impacts on families, health services, and communities. Uruguay presents high suicide rates compared to the region, making this issue a public health priority. The objective of the research was to understand what happened to mothers and fathers over time after the suicide of their adolescent child when a farewell note was left. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, constructivist, emergent, and flexible design was applied. The sample consisted of mothers and fathers from departments located south of the Río Negro (Uruguay) whose children died by suicide between 2012-2017 and left a farewell note. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Findings indicate that the farewell note did not provide explanations but rather opened new unanswered questions. Several years after the event, parents remain engaged in a process of meaning-making, narrative reconstruction of their child, and emotional elaboration of their grief. Parental bereavement was found to be prolonged and characterized by identity, bodily, and community impacts. Testimonies from third parties&#8217; friends, neighbors, became a significant source for maintaining a sense of connection and rebuilding fragmented meanings. Based on the findings observed, the need to strengthen sensitive, continuous, and family-centered postvention strategies is emphasized, where health and interdisciplinary teams have an active role in long-term support.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O suicídio na adolescência é um fenômeno complexo, com impactos profundos e duradouros nas famílias, nos serviços de saúde e nas comunidades. O Uruguai apresenta taxas elevadas de suicídio em comparação com a região, o que torna este tema uma prioridade de saúde pública. O objetivo da pesquisa foi conhecer o que aconteceu com mães e pais ao longo do tempo após o suicídio de seu filho adolescente, quando o jovem deixou um bilhete de despedida. Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, de caráter construtivista, emergente e flexível. A amostra foi composta por mães e pais de departamentos situados ao sul do Rio Negro (Uruguay), cujos filhos morreram por suicídio entre 2012-2017 e deixaram um bilhete de despedida. As entrevistas em profundidade foram analisadas por meio de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostram que o bilhete de despedida não funcionou como explicação, mas abriu novas dúvidas e significados suspensos. Mesmo anos depois, mães e pais continuam um processo de busca de sentido, reconstrução narrativa do filho e elaboração emocional do luto. Observou-se um luto prolongado, com impacto identitário, corporal e comunitário. Relatos de terceiros amigos, vizinhos foram relevantes para manter a continuidade do vínculo e reconstruir significados fragmentados pela experiência traumática. Com base nas observações feitas, enfatiza-se a necessidade de fortalecer estratégias de posvenção sensíveis, contínuas e centradas na família, em que as equipes de saúde e interdisciplinares desempenhem um papel ativo no apoio a longo prazo.]]></p></abstract>
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