@misc{10481/64877,
year = {2020},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64877},
abstract = {Background: Hospitalization disrupts children’s lives and can produce feelings such as
anxiety, fear, or pain. Playing is an important part of children’s lives. Thus, it is necessary to ensure
holistic care during the process, including play therapy. The aim of this study was to analyze the e ect
of therapeutic play in hospitalized children. Methods: Asystematic review was performed. The search
was conducted in CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), CUIDEN,
and PubMed (Medline). The search equation was “pediatric nurs* AND play therapy”. The search
was performed in March 2020. Results: n = 14 studies were included in the review. The studies
reveal that the application of therapeutic play in hospitalized children decreases postoperative pain,
improves behavior and attitude, and reduces anxiety during the hospital stay. Conclusions: play
therapy has a beneficial impact on the care of hospitalized children and should be implemented in
pediatric units after assessing the resources and training needed for pediatric nurses},
publisher = {Mdpi},
keywords = {Game},
keywords = {Hospitalization},
keywords = {Nursing},
keywords = {Pediatrics},
keywords = {Therapeutic play},
title = {Play Therapy as an Intervention in Hospitalized Children: A Systematic Review},
doi = {10.3390/healthcare8030239},
author = {Godino Iáñez, María José and Martos Cabrera, María Begoña and Suleiman Martos, Nora and Gómez Urquiza, Jose Luis and Vargas Román, Keyla and Membrive Jiménez, María José and Albendín García, Luis},
}