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PortAventura Dreams: Six Days Beyond the Hospital
PortAventura Dreams gave families of children with serious illnesses a free six-day stay, including access to its theme parks. Vall d’Hebron researchers studied 105 children and their families and found lower anxiety after the break, with some benefits lasting a month—turning a charitable holiday into a timely story about the emotional value of ordinary family time.
Why it worked: It reframed “a free holiday” as evidence-backed care by publishing peer-reviewed anxiety scores with a one‑month follow‑up—hard, timely data beats feel‑good fluff.
The lesson: Consider testing a simple, non-clinical intervention on a defined group, measure outcomes at set intervals, and pitch the counterintuitive results.
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| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| larazon.es | Las actividades de ocio extrahospitalarias en familia mejoran el bienestar de los menores con enfermedades graves crónicas | Friday 2nd October, 2026 |
| abc.es | Seis días de atracciones sin batas blancas: el ocio que reduce la ansiedad de los niños con patologías graves y de sus familias | Friday 2nd October, 2026 |
| laciutat.cat | VÍDEO | Los pacientes cambian el hospital por el PortAventura Dreams Village: "pasamos de sufrir durante toda la semana a disfrutar" | Friday 2nd October, 2026 |