Eldorado Posted December 23, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Clowns may improve the physical and emotional wellbeing of children and adolescents in hospital, a study has found. Brazilian and Canadian researchers (full list of study authors below) looked at the findings of 24 clinical trials involving 1,612 children that analysed reactions including anxiety, pain, emotional wellbeing and stress. The earliest trial was carried out in 2005 and the latest in February 2020. The review, published this month in the BMJ, found that children and adolescents, either with acute or chronic conditions, had ‘significantly less anxiety’ and ‘improved psychological adjustment’ in the presence of hospital clowns for multiple procedures, including before a painful operation and during the induction of anesthesia. Full story at Nursing in Practice: Link Effectiveness of hospital clowns for symptom management in paediatrics: systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted December 23, 2020 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Surprising. There's an awful lot of people, children and adults alike, that find clowns pretty spooky. I know a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted December 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted December 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Stiff said: Surprising. There's an awful lot of people, children and adults alike, that find clowns pretty spooky. I know a few. Oh, why? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted December 24, 2020 #4 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplybill Posted December 24, 2020 #5 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I assume Joaquin Phoenix isn’t on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted December 24, 2020 #6 Share Posted December 24, 2020 This is blatant pro-clown propaganda, I refuse to believe that anyone can find them anxiety-reducing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver Posted December 24, 2020 #7 Share Posted December 24, 2020 In my book the only good clowns are rodeo clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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