Hospital Clown Narratives in Pediatric Palliative Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9022248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alfonso Santarpia (0000-0002-8341-6612, Aix Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence, France, corresponding author), Marjorie Romani-Cesaro (Aix Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence, France), Caroline Simonds (Association “Le Rire Médecin,” Paris, France) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 586-606 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022167819850002 |
| OpenAlex | W2946535329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 51 |
The goal of this qualitative research was to achieve a deeper psychological understanding of professional hospital clown work with hospitalized children during their end-of-life care period. Using a statistical text analysis with a co-occurrence strategy we showed several narrative categories from a clown’s perspective: “Tragic metamorphosis,” “Meditating on the mystery,” “An ultimate poetic atmosphere,” “Interconnectedness and interrelatedness of all things,” “An emotional catalyst,” “The deep need to say goodbye,” “Ethical guidance values.” We will interpret the narratives categories according to humanistic/existential framework as the theoretical base. The clown addresses those aspects of healing that are not well developed in modern Western medicine, the treatment of the whole person. The clown embraces human nature as physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual
Art · Atmosphere (unit · Epistemology · Existentialism · Humanism · Literature · Narrative · Narratology · Palliative care · Perspective (graphical · Poetry · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |