The need for the introduction of therapeutic toys in the perioperative period

Abstract

The aim was to describe the benefits of using the therapeutic toy in the perioperative period, to demonstrate which toys were part of and helped to reduce stress and anxiety in the child, and the recognition of the benefits of the toy in the perioperative period and the importance of the nursing professional in the development -involvement of therapeutic play. The study methodology was a literature review, using references made available in the electronic databases BIREME, PubMed and SciELO. It was demonstrated which toys were part of the intervention, both as a therapeutic toy and as a distraction, in addition to the allied toys in reducing anxiety, such as the toy car instead of a stretcher, in addition to other toys already available for perioperative intervention, such as puppets, books with tales of surgeries, theaters, and educational hospital materials. It was seen that technology was the most witnessed and has been a promising reality in terms of perioperative intervention. It demonstrated that although the diversity of available technologies in favor of perioperative preparation is equal to the pre-medication used preoperatively, taking advantage since the medication has side effects.