Clown Care for Hospitalized Children
Author Information
Author(s): Xin Guo, Yingping Fu, Yue Chen, Jiaming Wu, Xue Hu
Primary Institution: School of Nursing, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine
Hypothesis
What are the advantages and limitations of clown care in the application of hospitalized children?
Conclusion
Clown care can lessen a hospitalized child’s pain, alleviate their worry, and divert their focus from illness and suffering.
Supporting Evidence
- Clown care can be used with children who have burns, perioperative care, fracture rehabilitation, autism, puncture therapy, and chemotherapy.
- Out of 1084 articles screened, 18 were included in the review.
- Clown care has shown favorable impacts on reducing pain and anxiety in hospitalized children.
- Future research should focus on understanding the characteristics of hospitalized children to develop tailored clown care programs.
Takeaway
Clown care helps kids in the hospital feel better by making them laugh and forget about their pain.
Methodology
This study utilized a scoping review methodology based on the framework by Arksey and O’Malley, reviewing literature on clown care interventions for hospitalized children.
Potential Biases
There is a lack of standardized procedures for clown care practitioners, which may introduce variability in the interventions.
Limitations
The study did not involve quality criteria for selecting articles, which may affect the reliability of the findings.
Participant Demographics
The study focused on hospitalized children under 18 years of age.
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