%0 Journal Article 
%A Díaz Rodríguez, Mercedes
%A Alcántara Rubio, Lucía
%A Aguilar García, David
%A Pérez Muñoz, Celia
%A Carretero Bravo, Jesús Ángel
%A Puertas Cristobal, María Ester
%T The effect of play on pain and anxiety in children in the field of nursing: A systematic review
%D 2021
%@ 1532-8449
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30821
%X Problem
The role of play in the reduction of anxiety and pain and in the improvement of behaviours and overall wellbeing in children in the field of nursing care in hospital settings.

Eligibility criteria
Studies published during the period 2014–2019 including original articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Databases consulted: SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PubMed, WoS, and CUIDEN (Nursing database in Spanish).

Sample
Seventeen relevant records were selected. After critical reading using the CASPe (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme in Spanish) instrument, 7 articles were rejected and 10 were finally selected.

Results
Each of eight studies showed significant evidence for the role of therapeutic play in the reduction of anxiety and pain and in the overall wellbeing of paediatric patients.

Implications
This review aimed to critically assess and synthesize the existing empirical evidence on the contributions of therapeutic play interventions for reducing anxiety, pain and improving the overall wellbeing of paediatric patients.
%K Anxiety
%K Play
%K Pain
%K Nursing
%K Systematic Review
%~ Universidad de Cádiz