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Play-Based Interventions Delivered by Child Life Specialists: Teachable Moments for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Rebecca Ortiz La Banca, Deborah A Butler, Lisa K Volkening

    Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
    |April 7, 2020
    PubMed

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    Certified child life specialists (CCLSs) enhance diabetes self-management in children. These interventions improve the child

    Area of Science:

    • Pediatric healthcare
    • Child development
    • Diabetes self-management

    Background:

    • Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLSs) possess expertise in child development.
    • CCLSs can foster early engagement in diabetes self-management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe child life interventions in a pediatric diabetes clinic.
    • To analyze interventions from 2003 to 2018.

    Main Methods:

    • Documented 43,549 child life interventions over 16 years.
    • Categorized interventions into medical play, recreation, therapeutic activities, health education, coping support, and procedural support.
    • Interventions occurred in playrooms, labs, and exam rooms; additional events like the Teddy Bear Clinic were organized.

    Main Results:

    • Child life interventions encompassed a wide range of activities.
    • Interventions were consistently delivered within the pediatric clinic setting.
    • Special events aimed to sustain child and family involvement.

    Conclusions:

    • CCLSs can positively impact the experience of children with diabetes.
    • These interventions may promote long-term self-care engagement and better health outcomes.
    Abstract

    Keywords:
    Child life activityoutpatient carepediatric diabetesplay-based interventiontype 1 diabetes

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