Salivary cortisol levels: the importance of clown doctors to reduce stress

• Main Authors: Flávia G. Saliba (Author), Natanael S. Adiwardana (Author), Eliane U. Uehara (Author), Renata N. Silvestre (Author), Victor V. Leite (Author), Francisca T.V. Faleiros (Author), Flávia H.P. Padovani (Author), Juliana I.F. De Gobbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was designed to correlate entertainment of clown-doctors (CD) activities on hospitalized children and aphysiological biomarker. For this purpose we collected saliva samples and verified children satisfaction with these activities by using a visual analog scale (VAS). Children from 6 to 7...