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Manoj Patil1, Abhay Gaidhane2, Zahiruddin Quazi3
1Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, 442001, India.
Insights
This study investigates play therapy's impact on hospitalized children's development. Play therapy significantly improves early child development (ECD) scores in hospitalized children, aiding recovery and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Child Development
- Psychology
Background:
- Mindful parenting and good care are crucial for early childhood development.
- Hospitalization presents a significant stressor for children, often restricting essential play activities.
- Early child development (ECD) can be negatively impacted by the hospital environment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the effectiveness of play therapy in hospital settings on early child development (ECD).
- To assess the impact of play therapy on cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional development in hospitalized children.
- To adapt and implement a customized play therapy program for pediatric inpatients.
Main Methods:
- A randomized control trial involving 360 children in a tertiary care hospital in Wardha, India.
- The intervention group received customized play therapy sessions, while the control group did not.
- Children were assessed for changes in cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional development scores over one year.
Main Results:
- Play therapy is a useful strategy for promoting child development during hospitalization.
- The study aims to compare development scores between intervention and control groups.
- Effect sizes of developmental changes will be calculated to determine the therapy's impact.
Conclusions:
- Play therapy can be effectively implemented in pediatric inpatient settings.
- This intervention shows promise for improving the developmental outcomes of hospitalized children.
- Further research will focus on refining play therapy kits for hospitalized children.
Background:
Good care and conscious, mindful parenting are the essential requirements of the early childhood period. Good care in early childhood consists of mindful handling of children's needs like hunger, care in sickness, socio-emotional needs, safety, love and affection. Good care promotes children's development and provides a favourable environment for learning. It's a well-known fact that hospitalization is a stressful situation for child of any age. Play is an integral part of early childhood period which is virtually restricted in hospital settings. This study will try to explore the effectiveness of play therapy delivered in hospital settings, on early child development (ECD).
Methods:
This will be a randomized control trial conducted in the Paediatrics department of a tertiary care hospital in Wardha, India. The sample size will be 360 children, 180 each in intervention and control arm. The hospitalized children from intervention arm will receive customized Play Therapy sessions from trained research assistants and will be followed up at scheduled monthly home visits for one year from the date of enrolment. All children will be assessed for changes in cognitive, motor and socio-emotional development scores. The differences in development scores between intervention and control groups will be compared and effect sizes of changes will be calculated.
Discussion:
Implementation of play stimulation activities have been reported as useful strategies for promoting child development and good recovery during hospitalization. This trial will attempt to explore the effectiveness of play therapy on changes in child development scores of children from intervention group compared to the control group. The customized play therapy program will be adapted to paediatric inpatient settings, and attempts will be made to improve the Play Therapy kit for hospitalized children.
Registration:
Clinical Trial Registry of India Registration No.: C.T.R.I./2022/03/041355, dated 24/03/2022. Protocol Version: v6 Dated 04/10/2024.
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