Professional paper

Child’s play in the humanization of child’s stay in hospital

Željka KOLAK orcid.org/0009-0000-1932-5946 ; Opća bolnica Vinkovci, Odjel za fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Zvonarska 57, Vinkovci
Ana ŠEČIĆ ; Klinički bolnički centar „Sestre milosrdnice“, Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Vinogradska ulica 29, Zagreb
Valentina MATIJEVIĆ ; Klinički bolnički centar „Sestre milosrdnice“, Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Vinogradska ulica 29, Zagreb
Jelena BARTOLOVIĆ ; Opća bolnica Zabok, Odjel za otorinolaringologiju, Bračak 8, Zabok
Daniela KOVAČIĆ-PERCELA ; Klinički bolnički centar „Sestre milosrdnice“, Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Vinogradska ulica 29, Zagreb
Mirjana HAJDAŠ ; Klinički bolnički centar „Sestre milosrdnice“, Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Vinogradska ulica 29, Zagreb
Milena MLINAR ; Klinički bolnički centar „Sestre milosrdnice“, Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Vinogradska ulica 29, Zagreb

Abstract

During the hospital treatment (hospitalisation) it is necessary to take care of the fulfillment of the child’s needs. Moving into a hospital is a big change for a child, often accompanied by the unpleasant emotional states which can be described as the hospitalism syndrome. Most of the children go through the phases being described by this syndrome: protest phase, desperation phase, and superficial adjustment phase.
There are a lot of theories about the nature and the point of play, but what they generally agree on is that child’s play is much more than just leisure time. Through play children discover the environment, their own skills, they practice what they’ve learned, create what they might do. Play is a free and spontaneous children’s activity.
Hospitalism and other coping strategies associated with children’s fears instigated by hospitalization are also validated within the law regulations to prioritise the rights and needs of children. This paper presents different types of games that hospitalised children play at hospital wards. Professional help is essential in supporting children and their families to cope with hospitalization.

Keywords

play; hospitalism; types of games; rehabilitation

Hrčak ID:

116865

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/116865

Publication date:

28.2.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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