Guides or guidelines for interacting and playing with medical complex children: a qualitative documentary research

Jéssica Renata Bastos Depianti1,2, Thaís Guilherme Pereira Pimentel1,3, Fernanda Borges Pessanha1,3

  • 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Insights

Play and interaction are vital for children with special health care needs. Recommended activities focus on stimulating potential, adult-child interaction, and sensory engagement for better care outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Health Sciences

Background:

  • Children with special health care needs often require specialized interventions.
  • Play and interaction are recognized as crucial for child development and well-being.
  • Clinical guidelines increasingly emphasize holistic approaches to care for these children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify play and interaction strategies recommended in clinical guidelines for children with special health care needs.
  • To analyze applicable play and interaction activities for children with complex care requirements.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative documentary research using clinical guidelines and protocols.
  • Searched Google for relevant terms in English and Portuguese.
  • Applied thematic analysis to extracted information.

Main Results:

  • Nine relevant documents were analyzed.
  • Identified key activities: stimulating potential, adult-child interaction, and sensory stimulation (touch, sight, hearing).
  • These activities are applicable in various care contexts by professionals and caregivers.

Conclusions:

  • Interaction and play significantly promote adult-child bonding.
  • These activities are integral to stimulating and life-affirming complex care for children.
  • Play-based interventions can enhance the quality of life for children with special health care needs.
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