Sand Play for 0-8-Year-Old Children's Health and Development: A Systematic Review Protocol.

ABSTRACT: Sand play may be a significant determinant of health and development in early childhood, but systematically synthesised evidence is absent in the literature. The main objective of this study was to present a planned methodology to systematically review, and synthesise, the evidence regarding sand play and its associations with 0-8-year-old children's health and development. The systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols statement was registered to PROSPERO (CRD42021253852). Literature searches will be conducted using information from eight electronic databases. Studies will be included when participating children were aged 0-8 years, settings provided children with exposure to sand environments and/or materials, and child-le

SUBMITTER: Iivonen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8508018 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature