GASLINI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: OVERCOMING COVID ANXIETY

 

The Istituto Giannina Gaslini of Genoa, Italy's third largest paediatric hospital, has launched the “Space for Children” project, an interactive digital game sponsored by the ESA Europa (European Space Agency) to help young children cope with the additional anxiety caused by the Covid epidemic.

The games, available on a free app for smartphone or tablet, consist of four video games, geared at children 7-9 and 10-12 age groups, created by HYPEX, an Italian start-up interactive video designer.

Paediatricians and psychologists working with young patients at the Gaslini hospital have reported increasing psychological problems in the children in their care, including irritability, sleep difficulties, worries and separation anxiety that have escalated due to the additional difficulties caused by the pandemic.

The Gaslini is not new to initiatives aimed at alleviating hospital stays for young patients and their families. In summer, the Institute opens its “Gaslini Beach”, a specially reserved seaside playground connected directly from the hospital via an underpass.

The Gaslini is a public research institute, founded in 1938. It averages 50,000 recoveries per year, including 600 foreign children from 60 different countries.

Info: Tel. +39.010.56361 www.gaslini.org www.hypex.nl

Posted on 31 Mar 2021 by Editor
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