“WE do it together!” An Ethnographic Study of the Alliance Between Child and Hospital Clown During Venipunctures

Helle Nygård Kristensen; Erik Elgaard; Jennifer Stinson; Helle Haslund Thomsen

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2019.03.013

“WE do it together!” An Ethnographic Study of the Alliance Between Child and Hospital Clown During Venipunctures

Helle Nygård Kristensen
, Erik Elgaard
, Jennifer Stinson
, Helle Haslund Thomsen

Aalborg University
Aalborg Universitetshospital
Child Health Evaluate Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
University of Toronto

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Abstract

Hospital clowns are widely used as a means of non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of hospitalized children. However, little research has examined the impact of clowns on common painful needle-related procedures. This study explored children's pain experience and their ability to cope during a venipuncture while interacting with a clown in the acute admission unit.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume	46
Pages (from-to)	e77-e85
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0882-5963
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.03.013
Publication status	Published - May 2019
Externally published	Yes

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nursing
Hospital clown
children
pain

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