Finlay Fiona, Baverstock Anna, Lenton Simon
Child Health Department, Sirona Care and Health, UK
Paediatric Department, Taunton and Somerset Hospital, UK.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Oct;19(4):596-605. doi: 10.1177/1359104513492746. Epub 2013 Jul 12.
Over the past 30 years, there has been much research into the health benefits of humour and laughter. Although often viewed very positively, rigorous evaluation of the therapeutic effect of clowning is complex. Clowning is a multi-modal intervention, which may have an impact on medical conditions, procedures, family functioning and health care teams. Clowns help children to adapt to their hospital surroundings and can distract from, and demystify, painful or frightening procedures through 'doses of fun' to complement traditional clinical interventions. This paper provides a review of the paediatric literature and reveals studies looking at the effect of clown interventions on various practical procedures and individual medical conditions, and the effects of clowning within clinical teams.
在过去30年里，人们对幽默和笑对健康的益处进行了大量研究。尽管通常被视为非常积极的因素，但对小丑疗法效果的严格评估却很复杂。小丑疗法是一种多模式干预，可能会对医疗状况、治疗程序、家庭功能和医疗团队产生影响。小丑帮助儿童适应医院环境，并通过“给予乐趣”来分散对痛苦或可怕治疗程序的注意力并揭开其神秘面纱，以补充传统的临床干预措施。本文对儿科文献进行了综述，揭示了一些研究，这些研究探讨了小丑干预对各种实际治疗程序和个体医疗状况的影响，以及小丑疗法在临床团队中的作用。
