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Sand Play for 0–8-Year-Old Children’s Health and Development: A Systematic Review Protocol

Susanna Iivonen, Titta Kettukangas, Anne Soini and Helena Viholainen
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Susanna Iivonen: School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, 80101 Joensuu, Finland
Titta Kettukangas: School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, 80101 Joensuu, Finland
Anne Soini: Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
Helena Viholainen: Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: Sand play may be a significant determinant of health and development in early childhood, but systematically synthesised evidence is absent in the literature. The main objective of this study was to present a planned methodology to systematically review, and synthesise, the evidence regarding sand play and its associations with 0–8-year-old children’s health and development. The systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols statement was registered to PROSPERO (CRD42021253852). Literature searches will be conducted using information from eight electronic databases. Studies will be included when participating children were aged 0–8 years, settings provided children with exposure to sand environments and/or materials, and child-level outcomes related to physical, cognitive, and/or social–emotional health and development. The search results will be imported to software; duplicates will be removed; and independent double screening, and study quality assessments using appropriate tools, will be conducted. Synthesis without meta-analysis will be conducted for quantitative studies similar in exposure, outcome, and content analysis to qualitative studies. Our overall confidence in each review finding will be assessed. The findings of this systematic review can inform policy makers and early childhood education teachers about the associations between sand play and children’s health and development, and its impact in practice.

Keywords: sand play; early childhood; health; development; protocol; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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