The child's developmental progression is facilitated by play, games, and activities, integral functions of a child's daily life (Erikson, 1977; Goldenson and Hartley, 1963; Kaplan and Kaplan, 1976; Lowenfled, 1967; Piaget, 1962; Sutton and Smith, 1974). When a child engages in an ...
A child in the hospital encounters with new experiences. He feels strange and forlorn. Different hospital routine and traumatic painful procedure add to increase anxiety and stress level in hospitalized children. Therapeutic play assists children in developing the capacity to external reality, in provid...
Although play is used by professionals specifically trained to work with children in health settings, it is important that all involved with children understand how they can also use playful approaches to support the children and families that they encou
Play for most hospitalized children centers around self and stressful situations as perceived by the child and is restricted in terms of what the environment and physical limitations of the child present. Play can be a tool to understand... IJ D'Antonio - 《Nurs Clin North Am》 被引量: 37...
Baratee F, Dabirian A, Yoldashkhan M, Zaree F, Rasouli M. Effect of therapeutic play on postoperative pain of hospitalized school age children in pediatric surgical ward. Advances in Nursing and Midwifery. 2011; 21(72): 25-8.Baratee F, DABIRIAN A, Yoldashkhan M,...
ChildhospitalizedPlay and playthingsPediatric oncologyPediatric nursingNeoplasmsObjective: To evaluate pain characteristics and alterations,demonstrated by children hospitalized with cancer, before and aftertherapeutic play. Methods: A descriptive field research using aquantitative approach conducted at the Pediatric...
Although play therapy is a well-established and popular mode of treatment for children, the fundamental question of how it works has seldom been raised or ... C Gruber - 《Wiley & Sons》 被引量: 101发表: 1993年 Therapeutic play: effects on hospitalized children In an attempt to demonstrate...
Heidt PR. Effect of Therapeutic Touch on anxiety level of hospitalized patients. Nurs Res.1981;30(1):32-37.Google Scholar 14. Quinn JF. An Investigation of the Effects of Therapeutic Touch Done Without Physical Contact on State Anxiety of Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients [dissertation]. New...
In this randomized clinical trial, 40 hospitalized children in surgical ward between the age of 8 and 12 years old were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental group who participated in a session of therapeutic play that lasted between 30 and 45 minutes whereas those in the control gr...
Pediatric nurses with effective therapeutic communication skills play a critical role in assess hospitalized children's needs and provide them with the appropriate care. In addition, minimizing the stress associated with hospitalization for both children and their mothers. Aim of the present study was ...