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Abstract：
Play spaces are important components of paediatric healthcare environments. They provide children with critical opportunities to experience the social, emotional, and developmental benefits of play while in healthcare settings for appointments or hospitalizations. These spaces can help to mitigate stress, provide a sense of normalcy in unfamiliar environments, and facilitate social engagement for children and their families. Given the benefits of play spaces in paediatric healthcare settings, it is important to understand how these spaces can be designed to enhance children\'s inclusion and quality of care. The aim of this scoping review was to explore the current understanding of paediatric play space design. Using search terms related to children, health care, and play space, six interdisciplinary databases were searched over a 30-year period. The search found 2,533 records from which eighteen were included for review. Findings suggest that although it is well-documented that play spaces offer valuable social and emotional benefits, little is known about the specific design features that can and should be incorporated to enhance play opportunities and ensure that they benefit all children and families. Further, the literature mostly considers play spaces in the context of designated play or recreational rooms. Scholars are encouraged to consider how play opportunities can be incorporated into the designs of paediatric healthcare environments beyond the boundaries of these rooms. Future studies should also consider the diversity of play space users, including children of varying ages and abilities, to create more accessible and inclusive paediatric play spaces for children and their families. Advancing knowledge on play space design can help to optimize the quality of these important spaces and to ensure their designs meaningfully enhance children\'s play experiences and quality of care.
摘要：
游戏空间是儿科医疗保健环境的重要组成部分。它们为孩子们提供了体验社交的重要机会，情感,以及在医疗机构中预约或住院时玩耍的发展益处。这些空间可以帮助减轻压力，在陌生的环境中提供一种常态感，并促进儿童及其家庭的社会参与。考虑到儿科医疗保健环境中游戏空间的好处，重要的是要了解如何设计这些空间，以提高儿童的包容性和护理质量。本次范围审查的目的是探索当前对儿科游戏空间设计的理解。使用与儿童相关的搜索词，卫生保健,和游戏空间，在30年的时间里搜索了6个跨学科数据库.搜索发现了2,533条记录，其中包括18条供审查。研究结果表明，尽管有据可查，游戏空间提供了宝贵的社会和情感利益，人们对可以而且应该纳入的具体设计功能知之甚少，以增加游戏机会，并确保它们惠及所有儿童和家庭。Further,文献主要考虑指定游戏或娱乐室的游戏空间。鼓励学者考虑如何将游戏机会纳入这些房间边界以外的儿科医疗保健环境的设计中。未来的研究还应考虑游戏空间用户的多样性，包括不同年龄和能力的孩子，为儿童及其家庭创造更多可访问和包容性的儿科游戏空间。提高游戏空间设计的知识可以帮助优化这些重要空间的质量，并确保他们的设计有意义地提高儿童的游戏体验和护理质量。
