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"Documentary: Playing chemo flies by".
Juegaterapia presents the documentary "La quimio jugando se pasa volando", based on a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which shows that playing also cures.
Video games could be included as part of a non-pharmacological treatment plan for paediatric oncological mucositis.
The documentary is part of a dissemination campaign with which the foundation wants to "reach hospital medical directors in order to include video games in the protocols of health therapies".
According to Reinoso-Barbero, "the clinical implications of these findings would be important, because video games could be included as part of the non-pharmacological therapeutic plan for paediatric oncological mucositis".
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Release date: 21 February 2021
Who participates?
It features the real testimonies of the children Estephany, Dani, Mario, Carlos, Marcos, Aaron, David, Héctor, Alejandro and Manuel who, together with their families, explain what cancer meant to them and how video games helped them to overcome it. In addition, the documentary has the special collaboration of Alejandro Sanz, who provides his voice in the narration.
Synopsis
In the solitude of a hospital room, a video game console becomes a powerful aid to help the children in the hospital smile, raise their heads and discover their desire to win.
Every game played is a game won if it makes the day go by without pain and without fear. The Juegaterapia Foundation has been working for 10 years to demonstrate that play positively predisposes children to healing. Thanks to Dr. Mario Alonso Puig and the medical team at the Hospital La Paz in Madrid, they have been able to prove it scientifically. The voice of Alejandro Sanz, godfather of the Foundation, is the guiding thread of this beautiful story of love for life and a fierce fight against childhood cancer.
Thank you very much!
This study was made possible by:
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The disinterested cession by Sony Interactive Entertainment España of the consoles, videogames and other resources necessary for its realisation.
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The production company 925 Sintagma, the director Marcos Calle, the musician Alejandro Pelayo, the artist Alejandro Sanz and the Fuerza del Corazón.
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The companies Prhoinsa and Dräger Medical Hispania and the translator Cristina Berry.
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He collects video game consoles that people no longer use and distributes them to paediatric oncology rooms in Spanish hospitals so that children can spend their chemo cycles playing games and forget about their illness.
What do we do?The Juegaterapia Foundation helps children with cancer through play.
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