ANALYSIS OF VIEWS CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS WORKING IN HOSPITAL ABOUT PLAYROOMS

Objective: This research was conducted to examine the opinions of child development specialist about the playrooms in hospitals. Material and Method: The study group consists of 2 child development specialist working in Maternity and Children Hospital locates in “A” city and 3 child development specialist working in Educational Research Hospital locates in “B” city. The data, which is the mainstay of the research, was collected through the "Personal Information Form" where the personal information of the child development experts prepared by the researchers, and the semi-structured "Interview Form" were used to determine the opinions of the child development experts about the playrooms. Interview technique which is one of qualitative research methods was used in this research. Results: The data were collected in February and March by interviewing face to face in “A” city’s, and interveiwing through e-mail in “B” city’s specialists. The data obtained from the open-ended questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive analysis of qualitative data analysis methods. As a result of the research, it was determined that there are different opinions about the playroom between the two provinces. Children development specialist in Maternity and Children's Hospital in city of “A” states that playrooms are in use and that playrooms are adequate and necessary; on the other hand, the child development specialist in Education and Research Hospital locates in “B” city stated that they needed a playroom but their hospitals were in the process of being moved and accordingly the playrooms could not actively used by them. Conclusion: It was found that the play rooms in both hospitals did not have ideal conditions