Considerations about the advantages, disadvantages and difficulties of interned children playing in the hospital

Authors

  • Débora Faria Silva Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina
  • Ione Corrêa Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2010.v14.50493

Keywords:

Hospitalization, Play and Playthings, Humanization of Assistance

Abstract

This is a qualitative study whose subjects were mothers or companions of children admitted at the Pediatric Unit of the public Medical School of Botucatu, SP. It aims to consider the advantages, disadvantages and difficulties of children who play in the hospital. After consent, fourteen interviews were recorded, studied and then analyzed. Results indicate that, in general, mothers feel that playing in the hospital is an important way to amuse and bring joy to their children during internment

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Published

2010-03-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2010 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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Considerations about the advantages, disadvantages and difficulties of interned children playing in the hospital. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];14(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50493