Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer
Objective: To evaluate pain characteristics and alterations,demonstrated by children hospitalized with cancer, before and aftertherapeutic play. Methods: A descriptive field research using aquantitative approach conducted at the Pediatric Cancer Clinic ofa public hospital, in the city of Sao Paulo....
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| author | Michelle Batista de Mello Sabino Fabiane de Amorim Almeida |
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| description | Objective: To evaluate pain characteristics and alterations,demonstrated by children hospitalized with cancer, before and aftertherapeutic play. Methods: A descriptive field research using aquantitative approach conducted at the Pediatric Cancer Clinic ofa public hospital, in the city of Sao Paulo. The data included asample of 16 children aged 3-9 years using analgesic medication.Results: Among the children participating in the study, 53.8%classified their pain as 1 in a scale of 0 to 5 before therapeutic playand 23.1% classified their pain as 0 after therapeutic play.Conclusions: The alterations observed in relation to paincharacteristics are strong indications that therapeutic play is aneffective auxiliary strategy for pain management in children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6759a488d444a5cb6f560a1147571832022-12-22T03:42:03ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082006-09-0143196202Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancerMichelle Batista de Mello SabinoFabiane de Amorim AlmeidaObjective: To evaluate pain characteristics and alterations,demonstrated by children hospitalized with cancer, before and aftertherapeutic play. Methods: A descriptive field research using aquantitative approach conducted at the Pediatric Cancer Clinic ofa public hospital, in the city of Sao Paulo. The data included asample of 16 children aged 3-9 years using analgesic medication.Results: Among the children participating in the study, 53.8%classified their pain as 1 in a scale of 0 to 5 before therapeutic playand 23.1% classified their pain as 0 after therapeutic play.Conclusions: The alterations observed in relation to paincharacteristics are strong indications that therapeutic play is aneffective auxiliary strategy for pain management in children.http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/Einstein%20vol4%20n3_196.pdfPain measurementChildhospitalizedPlay and playthingsPediatric oncologyPediatric nursingNeoplasms |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Batista de Mello Sabino Fabiane de Amorim Almeida Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer Einstein (São Paulo) Pain measurement Child hospitalized Play and playthings Pediatric oncology Pediatric nursing Neoplasms |
| title | Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| title_full | Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| title_short | Therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| title_sort | therapeutic play as a pain relief strategy for children with cancer |
| topic | Pain measurement Child hospitalized Play and playthings Pediatric oncology Pediatric nursing Neoplasms |
| url | http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/Einstein%20vol4%20n3_196.pdf |
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