RT journal article
T1 The effect of play on pain and anxiety in children in the field of nursing: A systematic review
A1 Díaz Rodríguez, Mercedes
A1 Alcántara Rubio, Lucía
A1 Aguilar García, David
A1 Pérez Muñoz, Celia
A1 Carretero Bravo, Jesús Ángel
A1 Puertas Cristobal, María Ester
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Anxiety
K1 Play
K1 Pain
K1 Nursing
K1 Systematic Review
AB ProblemThe 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 criteriaStudies 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).SampleSeventeen 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.ResultsEach 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.ImplicationsThis 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.
PB Elsevier
SN 1532-8449
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30821
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30821
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026