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Review Article about Video games for Hospitalized Children

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Video games are electronic games that involves human interaction with user interface to generate visual feedback on video device such as I pad, television and computer monitor. Video games are active distraction technique through which the child engage more attentional resources than passive tasks, which involve active problem solving, may be more likely to interfere with pain exacerbating maladaptive thought processes. Implementation of video games play intervention was also one of the resident innovation projects It can carried out with the purpose of reducing pain, fear and discomfort faced by children during hospitalization. Video games are multisensory toys involving audiovisual, kinesthetic, and tactile senses, requiring a child's active cognitive, motor, and visual skills. Video games are improved children's experience in hospital, it can represent an escape from reality and make the hospital a more pleasant and controllable place for children. They can be created help in a number of ways, distract child from a pain and provide a window for social interactions, most appropriate way to develop empathy and as a channel to understand the world from the viewpoint of children. Conclusion: this study concluded that Implementation of video games had significant effect in alleviation of post-operative pain level among studied preschool children on the posttest compared to the pretest. Recommendation: this study recommended that ongoing health education programs based on application of video games distraction technique for parents should be implemented to manage post-operative pain.

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10.21608/menj.2023.311493

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children, distraction, Pain and Video Games Play

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Asmaa

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Mohamed

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G.

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Assistant lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University,

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asmaagomaa153@gmail.com

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Hanan

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El Bahnasawy

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T.,

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University,

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Samia

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El nagar

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A.,

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University,

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samiaelnagar@gmail.com

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Seham

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El- Mowafie

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M.

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University

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Reda

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Elfeshawy

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.

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8

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2

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42387

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2023-06-01

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2023-08-07

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2023-06-01

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129

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136

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2735-3974

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2735-3982

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Menoufia Nursing Journal

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Review Article about Video games for Hospitalized Children

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26 Dec 2024