Jul 31, 2021
The benefits of play-based occupational therapy for hospitalized
children with cancer warrant further exploration. Pediatric cancer
disease symptoms, complications from treatment,
and multiple and prolonged hospitalizations restrict participation
in the daily activities of a child’s life. However, occupational
therapy services in pediatric oncology are limited because
of the disease nature, treatment complications, hospital
environment, and unclear play-based occupational therapy frame. For
this purpose, we decided to introduce the process of
occupational therapy in such children, using the play-based
approach by reviewing the current literature. Considering
limitations and problems in hospitalized children with cancer, it
seems that controlling symptoms, facilitating independent doing of
daily activities, improving the Quality of Life (QoL), and making
hospital environment more acceptable are more accessible,
using the play-based approach compared with other traditional
interventions.