Exploring the usefulness of medical clowns in elevating satisfaction and reducing aggressive tendencies in pediatric and adult hospital wards

Abstract Background Most existing research on medical clowns in health care services has investigated their usefulness mainly among child health consumers. In this research we examined multiple viewpoints of medical staff, clowns, and health consumers aiming to identify the optimal audience (adult o...

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Main Authors: Dorit Efrat-Triester, Daniel Altman, Enav Friedmann, Dalit Lev-Arai Margalit, Kinneret Teodorescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05987-9