Hospital clowning: a paediatrician’s view

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• 作者：Lennard T. van Venrooij ; Pieter C. Barnhoorn
• 关键词：Paediatricians ; Paediatric residents ; Hospital clowns ; Perceptions ; Focus group
• 刊名：European Journal of Pediatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：176
• 期：2
• 页码：191-197
• 全文大小：306KB
• 刊物主题：Pediatrics;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1076
• 卷排序：176

文摘

This study investigates the current position of hospital clowns from the perspective of paediatricians and paediatric residents. A total of 14 attending paediatricians and paediatric residents participated in two focus group sessions. Data were analysed using Atlas.ti 5.0. In general, physicians reported positive experiences regarding the interaction between hospital clowns and paediatric patients on the ward. Physicians were more interested in research on children’s perception of hospital clowns than in research on the clinical efficacy of hospital clowning. No direct collaboration between physicians and hospital clowns was reported. However, physicians proposed conditions which may streamline their encounters with hospital clowns such as clear communication prior to hospital clown visits, and the condition that visits do not impede medical interventions.