Effect of interaction with clowns on vital signs and non-verbal communication of hospitalized children

Abstract Objective: Compare the non-verbal communication of children before and during interaction with clowns and compare their vital signs before and after this interaction. Methods: Uncontrolled, intervention, cross-sectional, quantitative study with children admitted to a public university hos...

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Main Authors: Pauline Lima Alcântara, Ariane Zonho Wogel, Maria Isabela Lobo Rossi, Isabela Rodrigues Neves, Ana Llonch Sabates, Ana Cláudia Puggina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822016000400432&lng=en&tlng=en