Play therapy in pediatric dentistry

Chilamakuri, Sandeep; Nuvvula, Sivakumar; Sunkara, Nirmala

doi:10.4103/2321-6646.130381

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“…The therapeutic benefits of ‘Play’ have been investigated by health professionals worldwide (Chilamakuri et al, 2014; Goymour et al, 2000; Graber et al, 2021; Nabors et al, 2013). Starlight Children’s Foundation conducted a literature review, including 139 studies, on the impact of ‘Play’ within hospital-settings (Gulyurtlu et al, 2020).…”

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How to communicate with children, according to Health Play Specialists in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study

Mendiola

2022

J Child Health Care

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Child-focused anthropologists have described how sick-children utilise ‘Play’ and ‘imagination’ as a tool to cope and make-meaning of their illness-experiences. Health Play Specialists (HPS) are professional healthcare-workers who advocate for children and use ‘playful’ methods to improve communication with, and the lived-experience of, children in hospital. The research aim of this study was to identify strategies and methods employed by HPS to effectively communicate with children. The research methodology comprises interviews conducted with HPS and utilises a qualitative data-analysis model. The main findings include: the importance of ‘Play’ for chronically ill children; how HPS utilise material-resources to explain illnesses and procedures to children; structural challenges HPS face as a profession; and applicable advice for paediatric-healthcare-workers. This research highlights the importance of introducing a ‘pro-play’ mindset to healthcare-workers, in order to facilitate children’s basic human-rights in hospital. It seeks to advocate for the potential of ‘Play’ and the value of HPS within paediatric-healthcare-settings, as well as the need for further recognition and multidisciplinary research in this area.

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