Playing in the waiting room of an infant outpatient clinic from the perspective of children and their companions.
Playing is one way children use to communicate with the world that surrounds them. This descriptive-exploratory study aimed to understand the experience of playing for children and their companions in an outpatient waiting room. We performed semi-structured interviews with 12 children and those responsible for them. In the data analysis, three themes were identified: waiting time: "there is no other way, you have to wait"; using the time to play: turning the clinic into a more pleasant space; and the toy as a relations mediator. Playing is revealed to be an effective pediatric nursing intervention strategy in helping the child to overcome barriers imposed by the assistance. This resource favors the communication process among children, companions and professionals and, thus, greatly contributes to improve the care delivery.
da Silva Pedro
Iara Cristina
IC
University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development.
Nascimento
Lucila Castanheira
LC
Poleti
Livia Capelani
LC
Garcia de Lima
Regina Aparecida
RA
Falleiros de Mello
Débora
D
Rosa Luiz
Flávia Mendonça
FM
D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007224:Infant Care; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010988:Play and Playthings