Effects of clown doctors on child and caregiver anxiety at the entrance to the surgery care unit and separation from caregivers

This study investigated the effects of hospital Clown Doctors intervention on child and caregiver preoperative anxiety at the entrance to the surgery care unit and separation from caregivers. A total of 88 children (aged 4-12 years) were assigned to one of the following two groups: Clown Doctors int...

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Main Author: Arriaga, P. (author)
Other Authors: Pacheco, C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/12259
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/12259