Katherine Goren, Yuchen Cen, Vanessa Montemurri, Dirusha Moodley, Arielle Sutton, Alveena Ahmed, Lotus Alphonsus, Peter Denezis, Courtney Fleming, Hailey Guertin, Kiley Hyland, Ayesha Kalim, Harry Hyunteh Kim, Sarah Krause, Aileen Liang, Eleanor Maclean, Penelope Neocleous, Arjun Patel, Sharon Pritchard, Victoria Purcell, Michael Qaqish, Stephanie Ryall, Kathryn Shum, Kylie Suwary, Andrea Vucetic, Jamila Skinner, Amadene Woolsey, Emily Marcotte
BACKGROUND: Hospitalized children face pain and anxiety associated with the environment and procedures. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to assess the impact of music, play, pet and art therapies on pain and anxiety in hospitalized paediatric patients. RCTs assessing the impact of music, play, pet, and/or art therapies on pain and/or anxiety in hospitalized paediatric patients were eligible. METHODS: Database searching and citation screening was completed to identify studies...
July 2023: Paediatrics & Child Health