The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-415

  Costa Fernandes, Sara ^a   Arriaga, Patrícia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Clown intervention; Emotional responses; Parental anxiety; Preoperative care; Worries about surgery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER THERAPY; MALE; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 77950217002     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309350231     Document Type: Article

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