Establishing consensus on principles and competencies for the use of play in clinical practice in hospitals: An international Delphi study.

ABSTRACT: Although play has existed in paediatric hospitals for decades, a shared understanding of why and how healthcare professionals use play in clinical practice is lacking. This study aims to reach consensus on a common set of principles and competencies for play interventions and practices in hospitals. We conducted a three-round Delphi study that included healthcare professionals selected by hospital management. The first round comprised open-ended questions on the use of play in clinical practice. Principles and competencies, including learning objectives, were established using content analysis through an iterative process. Participants rated the importance of each principle and learning objective in the second and third rounds. Among the 66 participants, 45 (68%) responded in round 1 and 4

SUBMITTER: Thestrup J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature