Effect of play-based intervention on children's mental status and caregiver involvement during hospitalization: findings from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The nurturing care framework (NCF) encompasses responsive caregiving, health, nutrition, safety and security by parents and other caregivers. It improves health, development and wellbeing of children. A hospital environment can be detrimental to the developmental and emotional needs of children hence NCF can be applied to hospitalized children.

Objective

The objective was to determine if (i) play stimulation intervention mediated by non-specialist providers (caregivers) improves mental status of children who are hospitalized; (ii) to examine if difference varies between different providers and iii) if there is variation based on child age and criticalness of illness.

Method

A one-group pretest-posttest research was carried out using purposive sampling in a

SUBMITTER: Bharuchi VNA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993442 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature