Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Stephanie Gentile
Research Team EA 3279, Public Health Laboratory,
France
Research Article
Humor and Laughing: The Benefit of Hospital Clowns in Pediatrics for Hospitalized Children and their Families: A Review
Author(s): Sinat Phal, Sophie Tardieu, Marine Alessandrini and Stephanie GentileSinat Phal, Sophie Tardieu, Marine Alessandrini and Stephanie Gentile
Introduction: Laughter and humor have been reported as an effective way to achieve physiological and psychological health-related benefits to reduce pain and increase stress tolerance during medical evaluation and painful procedures. Objective: This literature review examines the effect of clown intervention in reducing anxiety, pain for pediatric patients before preoperative or during invasive medical procedures and evaluate methodological points used to assess the impact of clown intervention. Methods: The search via PubMed was conducted on publications from 2005 to 2016. All studies published in English, in French and in Spanish were included, focusing on clown therapy intervention visits for children less than 18 years present on the pediatrics services. We analyzed for each publication: population targeted, medical se.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2572-0775.1000128