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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2008

The life threatened child and the life enhancing clown: towards a model of therapeutic clowning.

Donna Koller, Camilla Gryski

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. "I made you a small room in my heart": how therapeutic clowns meet the needs of older adults in nursing homes.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023
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  19. The effect of medical/therapeutic clowns on the playfulness of children with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2023
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  20. Motivations and Personal Traits Can Predict Self-Efficacy of the Clown Therapist: A Descriptive Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Donna KollerAcademic and Clinical Specialist, Department of Child Life, Hospital for Sick Children and Therapeutic Clown, Therapeutic Clown Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Camilla Gryski

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decade, there has been a rapid growth in the presence of clowns in hospitals, particularly in pediatric settings. The proliferation of clowns in health care settings has resulted in varying levels of professionalism and accountability. For this reason, there is a need to examine various forms of clowning, in particular therapeutic clowning in pediatric settings. The purpose of this article is to address what therapeutic clowning is and to describe the extent to which it can provide a complementary form of health care. In an attempt to apply theory to practice, the article will draw upon the experiences of a therapeutic clown within a pediatric setting while providing a historical and theoretical account of how clowns came to be in hospitals. Toward this end, a proposed model of therapeutic clowning will be offered which can be adapted for a variety of settings where children require specialized forms of play in order to enhance their coping, development and adjustment to life changes. Finally, current research on clowning in children's hospitals will be reviewed including a summary of findings from surveys administered at the Hospital for Sick Children.

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child lifeclowningcomplementary carehospitalized childpediatric psychosocial caretherapeutic play

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PMID18317544
PMCPMC2249744

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