Does humour delivered through clowning benefit children in hospital? The perceptions of the Theodora Children's Trust special clowns

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Does humour delivered through clowning benefit children in hospital? The perceptions of the Theodora Children's Trust special clowns

E.A. Glasper,Gill Prudhoe-2006-01-01-ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)

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The use of humour as a therapy is receiving increasing attention from health care professionals. This study discusses the views of The English Theodora Children's Trust Clown Doctors of what works best and least well during a clown encounter with a sick child in hospital.

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The use of humour as a therapy is receiving increasing attention from health care professionals. This study discusses the views of The English Theodora Children's Trust Clown Doctors of what works best and least well during a clown encounter with a sick child in hospital.

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Sick childPerceptionPsychologyMedicinePediatrics

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