Review Article

A Systematic Review Comparing the Play Profiles of Children with Special Health Care Needs with Typically Developing Children

Table 1

Search strategies per literature database.

DatabaseSubject headingsNumber of records

CINAHL((MH “Intellectual Disability”) OR (MH “Learning Disorders”) OR (MH “Motor Skills Disorders”) OR (MH “Movement Disorders”) OR (MH “Apraxia, Developmental”) OR (MH “Brain Injuries”) OR (MH “Cerebral Palsy”) OR (MH “Hydrocephalus”) OR (MH “Fragile X Syndrome”) OR (MH “Down Syndrome”) OR (MH “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”) OR (MH “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”) OR (MH “Social Behavior Disorders”) OR (MH “Affective Disorders”) OR (MH “Child Behavior Disorders”) OR (MH “Developmental Disabilities”) OR (MH “Learning Disorders”)) AND ((MH “Play Therapy”) OR (MH “Play and Playthings”) OR (MH “Play Therapy (Iowa NIC)”) OR (MH “Play Participation (Iowa NOC)”) OR (MH “Role Playing”))675
Embase(intellectual impairment/OR mental deficiency/OR motor dysfunction/OR developmental coordination disorder/OR tic/OR apraxia/OR traumatic brain injury/OR cerebral palsy/OR hydrocephalus/OR fragile X syndrome/OR Down syndrome/OR attention deficit disorder/OR fetal alcohol syndrome/OR emotional disorder/OR conduct disorder/OR oppositional defiant disorder/OR behavior disorder/OR developmental disorder/OR behavior disorder/OR learning disorder/OR hyperkinesia/OR antisocial personality disorder/) AND (play/OR play therapy/)794
ERIC(MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Intellectual Disability”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Severe Intellectual Disability”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Moderate Intellectual Disability”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Mild Intellectual Disability”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Developmental Disabilities”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Attention Deficit Disorders”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Neurological Impairments”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Cerebral Palsy”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Down Syndrome”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Emotional Disturbances”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Behavior Disorders”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Developmental Disabilities”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Minimal Brain Dysfunction”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Learning Problems”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Learning Disabilities”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Hyperactivity”)) AND (MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Play”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Play Therapy”))353
PsycINFO(Intellectual Development Disorder/OR “Intellectual Development Disorder (Attitudes Toward)”/OR Learning Disabilities/OR Learning Disorders/OR Developmental Disabilities/OR Dyspraxia/OR Hyperkinesis/OR Movement Disorders/OR Cerebral Palsy/OR Traumatic Brain Injury/OR Hydrocephalus/OR Fragile X Syndrome/OR Down's Syndrome/OR Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/OR Attention Deficit Disorder/OR Prenatal Exposure/OR Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/OR Affective Disorders/OR Emotional Disturbances/OR Conduct Disorder/OR Oppositional Defiant Disorder/OR Behavior Disorders/OR Developmental Disabilities/OR Learning Disabilities/OR Learning Disorders/) AND (Childhood Play Behavior/OR Pretend Play/OR Play Therapy/OR Role Playing/OR Playfulness/)790
PubMed(“Intellectual Disability”[Mesh] OR “Mental Retardation, X-Linked”[Mesh] OR “Learning Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Motor Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Motor Skills Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Stereotypic Movement Disorder”[Mesh] OR “Tic Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Apraxias”[Mesh] OR “Apraxia, Ideomotor”[Mesh] OR “Gait Apraxia”[Mesh] OR “Brain Injuries, Traumatic”[Mesh] OR “Cerebral Palsy”[Mesh] OR “Hydrocephalus”[Mesh] OR “Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure”[Mesh] OR “Fragile X Syndrome”[Mesh] OR “Down Syndrome”[Mesh] OR “Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity”[Mesh] OR “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Affective Symptoms”[Mesh] OR “Conduct Disorder”[Mesh] OR “Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Social Behavior Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Child Behavior Disorders”[Mesh] OR “Developmental Disabilities”[Mesh] OR “Specific Learning Disorder”[Mesh] OR “Hyperkinesis”[Mesh]) AND (“Play Therapy”[Mesh] OR “Play and Playthings”[Mesh])1321