Play Therapy to Control Pain and Suffering in Pediatric Oncology

Play Therapy to Control Pain and Suffering in Pediatric Oncology

“Pain can be defined as an unpleasant sensation and an emotional experience endowed of a negative affective tone, associated with a potential or real tissue damage and, anyway, described in relation to this damage” (1). In other words, pain is perceived as such by each individual. Whatever its origin, it provides defense mechanisms and protective reactions, which modify the psychological trauma...

Robots Learn to Play: Robots Emerging Role in Pediatric Therapy

There is an estimated 150 million children worldwide living with a disability. For many of these children in the U.S., physical therapy is provided as an intervention mechanism to support the child’s academic, developmental, and functional goals from birth and beyond. Typically, for a physical therapy intervention to be adopted, there must be sufficient evidence-based practices showing the effi...

Invasive Aspergillosis in Pediatric Hematology Oncology Ward

Background: Patients with prolonged neutropenia and/or severe underlying immunosuppression are at thegreatest risk for disseminated aspergillosis. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of invasiveaspergillosis by Platelia Aspergillus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA kit in high risk children admitted tothe hematology ward of Dr. Faghihi hospital, Shiraz University of Medic...

Pain Management and Nursing Approaches in Pediatric Oncology

The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy (CBT) and Resiliency Based Play Therapy on Sleep Disorder in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain

Introduction: Children with functional abdominal pain often suffer from Abdominal pain before falling asleep. This study aimed to determine the effects of resiliency based play therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy on sleep disorder in children with functional abdominal pain. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental, with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control gro...