Resumo

SANTANA, Gabriela; FREIRE, Teresa  e  FERREIRA, Gabriela. The game Bem-Me-Quero in brief psychological intervention in a pediatric hospital context. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.1, pp.1-15.  Epub 30-Abr-2023. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/23psd240101.

Hospitalization tends to affect the normative development of children and adolescents, influencing their levels of well-being. Though, “playing” allows to reduce negative emotions and feelings and restore the disruption caused in their lives. Thus, a brief group intervention was developed, in the form of a board game, aimed promoting a positive hospitalization experience. In this way, it is intended i) present the game and ii) to know about participants’ hospitalization experience and the related role of playing the game. The game was applied in a single moment to 11 participants (10 to 17 years), hospitalized in pediatric units of two public hospitals. Playing the game seems to be associated with an increase in positive perception and a decrease in negative perception of the hospitalization experience. This pilot study reveals that this brief intervention seems to respond to its main objective of promoting a positive hospitalization experience, confirming the importance of using play tools as meaningful interventions in the hospital setting.

Palavras-chave : Brief intervention; Children; Adolescents; Hospitalization; Positive development; Well-being.

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