Therapeutic play as a qualitative data generation method: A critical reflection [PDF]
Background: Child-centred research requires researchers to develop research designs that will enable children to express their views in an ethical, appropriate and child-friendly manner and generate rigorous findings.
Yolanda Havenga
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Therapeutic play: preparing the child for the vaccine [PDF]
Objective: To identify and compare behaviors of children during vaccination, who were prepared or not for the procedure using an instructional therapeutic play.
Jéssica Etienne Dourado Pontes +4 more
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Hospitalized children receive anxiety-triggering medical procedures, such as inhalation therapy. One non-pharmacological intervention that can be provided to reduce children’s anxiety is pop-it therapeutic play.
Olivia Bawaeda +2 more
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Therapeutic play to teach children with type 1 diabetes insulin self-injection: A pilot trial in a developing country. [PDF]
PURPOSE Child participation in type 1 diabetes (T1D) self-care is needed in developing countries due to a lack of resources, especially during the school day.
La Banca RO +5 more
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Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play, and Play Therapy
This paper reviews the title: Jennings, S., & Holmwood, C. (Eds). Routledge International Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy. Taylor & Francis. https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781000228656.
Carol Carter
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Effects of therapeutic play on children undergoing cast-removal procedures: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Objectives To examine (1) the effectiveness of therapeutic play in reducing anxiety and negative emotional manifestations among children undergoing cast-removal procedures and (2) the satisfaction of parents and cast technicians with cast-removal ...
Wong CL +5 more
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Therapeutic play to prepare children for invasive procedures: a systematic review,
: Objective: To analyze the available evidence regarding the efficacy of using therapeutic play on behavior and anxiety in children undergoing invasive procedures.
Rosalia Daniela Medeiros da Silva +3 more
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Understanding the dramatic therapeutic play session: a contribution to pediatric nursing
Objectives: to understand how the dramatic therapeutic play session occurs within the care of hospitalized children. Methods: qualitative multiple case study, using theoretical references, such as symbolic interactionism and Vygotsky’s theory of ...
Vera Lucia Alves dos Santos +3 more
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The effect of therapeutic play with teddy bear on children's pain, anxiety, and mothers’ anxiety during peripheral intravenous catheterisation: a randomised clinical trial [PDF]
Background Therapeutic play is a non-pharmacological method used in the pain management in children. This study was conducted to determine the effect of therapeutic play with teddy bear on children's pain, anxiety, and mothers’ anxiety during peripheral ...
Simge Anderoğlu, Seda Çağlar
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Influence of therapeutic play on salivary cortisol levels in children undergoing venipuncture [PDF]
Objectives: to investigate the influence of Instructional Therapeutic Play on salivary cortisol levels in children undergoing peripheral venipuncture.
Carina Ceribelli +2 more
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