Video Conference with Family Members Can Reduce Hospitalized Kid's Stress

Former Member 7/8/141:30 PM

A video chat with family members can improve children’s spirits and wellbeing and reduce their stress levels while in the hospital, according to a study in the July 2014 Pediatrics. The study, “Videoconferencing to Reduce Stress Among Hospitalized Children,” published online June 30, followed 232 children hospitalized for four days or more who were given access to Family-Link, a videoconferencing program that allows children to virtually visit with family members and friends using laptops and webcams. A control group of 135 children were not Family-Link users. Among children who used videoconferencing, the reduction in overall stress from admission to discharge was 37 percent higher than in children who did not engage in video chats

Video Conferencing with Family Members Can Reduce Hospitalized Kid's Stress

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