title: [Playing for children in waiting room at an infant outpatient clinic].
abstract: This study aims at reporting on undergraduate students'experience in the implantation of a play group that uses playing/toys as a therapeutic intervention strategy for care delivery to children in the waiting room of an infant outpatient clinic. These activities were developed during the period before outpatient care and include drawings, games, story telling, among others. Through this intervention mode, playing/toys can be used as an instrument to facilitate the communication between the care team and the child, as well as to stimulate global development. This resource can be important for the professional to understand the moment the child is going through since, besides providing the opportunity to release fears and anxiety, it offers leisure while waiting for care.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Saúde da Família da Prefeitura Municipal de Descalvado, SP. liviapoleti@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Lívia Capelani
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Poleti
authors.forename: Lucila Castanheira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Iara Cristina da Silva
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pedro
authors.forename: Thaila Paiva de Souza
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Flávia Mendonça Rosa
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Luiz
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D010988:Play and Playthings