Game Playing: A Method for Reducing Young Children's Fear of Medical Procedures.

Henkens-Matzke, Ann; Abbott, Douglas A.

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ERIC Number: EJ405888

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Publication Date: 1990

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Game Playing: A Method for Reducing Young Children's Fear of Medical Procedures.

Henkens-Matzke, Ann; Abbott, Douglas A.

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n1 p19-26 Mar 1990

Measures the effectiveness of a medically oriented educational game in increasing knowledge and decreasing young children's fears regarding common medical procedures. Paired t-tests indicated a significant increase in children's knowledge of health care concepts and decrease in fear of medical procedures after the game was played. (BB)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Coping, Educational Games, Experimental Groups, Fear, Games, Health Education, Medical Services, Parochial Schools, Patient Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Private Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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