Paediatrics & Play TherapyActive Program
Paediatric distraction & normalization in play therapy
Starlight Express Rooms · Children's hospitals nationally
Decoupling young patients from underlying chronic treatment regimens through play, with high engagement and anecdotal improvements in mood and social interaction.
- Healthcare setting & location
- Starlight Express Rooms across children's hospitals nationally.
- Clinical application
- Procedural distraction and normalization of the hospital environment through play.
- Target patient population
- Paediatric patients aged 6–18 facing long-term hospitalization.
- Technology / VR solution
- Interactive gaming and experiential VR modules suitable for younger demographics.
- Outcomes / results
- High patient engagement; anecdotal evidence of improved mood and social interaction among isolated patients.
- Clinical significance
- Validates VR as a component of humanising the hospital experience for children and reducing hospital-associated trauma.
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