Clowning as a supportive measure in paediatrics - a survey of clowns, parents and nursing staff
Open Access
- 10 October 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 13 (1), 166
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-166
Abstract
Hospital clowns, also known as clown doctors, can help paediatric patients with the stress of a hospitalization and to circumvent the accompanying feelings of fear, helplessness and sadness, thus supporting the healing process. The objectives of the present study were to clarify the structural and procedural conditions of paediatric clowning in Germany and to document the evaluations of hospital clowns, parents and hospital staff.Keywords
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