The impact of music, play, and pet therapies in managing pain and anxiety in paediatric patients in hospital: a rapid systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

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. A narrative synthesis was used to summarize study findings and certainty of evidence was assessed using GRADE. Of the 761 documents identified, 29 were included spanning music (n = 15), play (n = 12), and pet (n = 3) therapies.

Results

A high certainty of evidence supported play in reducing pain

SUBMITTER: Goren K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature