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Play Effects on Hospitalized Children With Acute Respiratory Infection: An Experimental Design Study

Mei-Chun Liu1,2, Fan-Hao Chou2

  • 163408Chung-Jen College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management, Chia-Yi.

Biological Research for Nursing
|December 18, 2020
PubMed

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Therapeutic play significantly reduced stress in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections. This intervention offers a promising approach to improve pediatric inpatient care and child well-being.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Child Psychology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Acute respiratory infections are a leading cause of childhood illness and hospitalization globally.
  • Hospitalization presents significant stressors impacting children's development.
  • Therapeutic play is effective for surgical/invasive treatment patients, but less studied in acute inpatient settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and evaluate a therapeutic play intervention for preschool children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections.
  • To reduce physiological, psychological, and behavioral stress responses in these children.

Main Methods:

  • An experimental pretest/posttest design was used.
  • 105 preschool children were recruited from a Taiwanese regional teaching hospital.
  • The experimental group received therapeutic play; the control group received routine nursing care.

Main Results:

  • Children receiving therapeutic play demonstrated significantly greater reductions in stress responses.
  • Reductions were observed across physiological, psychological, and behavioral measures.
  • The intervention proved effective in mitigating hospitalization-related stress.

Conclusions:

  • The designed therapeutic play effectively reduced stress in preschool children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections.
  • This intervention holds potential for pediatric healthcare settings.
  • Further research should explore its application in diverse pediatric populations and conditions.

Keywords:
hospitalized stresspreschool childrentherapeutic play

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