Abstract
Purpose: Children experience significant anxiety related to the healthcare encounter. Facilitated by Child Life specialists, medical play reduces emotional distress in hospitalized children, but less is known about the effect of play on medical anxieties of children in a community setting. The Teddy Bear Hospital (TBH) applies Child Life principles to kindergarten classrooms in which medical students engage children in medical play in a non-threatening environment. In the present study, we evaluated the utility of the TBH by assessing its effect on (1) childhood medical …
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