The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients' Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61383082%3A_____%2F19%3A00001685" target="_blank" >RIV/61383082:_____/19:00001685 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41110/19:79839 RIV/60460709:41210/19:79839 RIV/00216208:11110/19:10396860

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31489875/" target="_blank" >https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31489875/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183272" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph16183272</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients' Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A stroke is a condition that can give rise to consequences such as cognitive and physical constraints, which sometimes manifest in the psychological condition of the patient. Such patients commence rehabilitation as soon as is possible, which involves a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. One aspect of complementary rehabilitation could be animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 15 individuals were split into an experimental group comprising 6 patients (2 males, 4 females), and a control group of 9 patients (3 males, 6 females). The participants in the control group were aged from 43 to 87 years and the experimental group featured participants aged from 45 to 76 years. Both groups received standard physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In addition, the experimental group was supplemented with AAT, with the animal in question being a dog. The tools primarily applied to measure the outcomes were the Barthel index, blood pressure, and heart rate measurements, whereas the Likert scale was employed to discern the mood of the patients. The results showed that changes in the values for heart rate and blood pressure were insignificant. However, a statistically significant aspect of the research pertained to the patients confirming that they felt better after the AAT sessions. Hence, AAT could potentially bolster the effectiveness of other therapies.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients' Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study

Popis výsledku anglicky

A stroke is a condition that can give rise to consequences such as cognitive and physical constraints, which sometimes manifest in the psychological condition of the patient. Such patients commence rehabilitation as soon as is possible, which involves a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. One aspect of complementary rehabilitation could be animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 15 individuals were split into an experimental group comprising 6 patients (2 males, 4 females), and a control group of 9 patients (3 males, 6 females). The participants in the control group were aged from 43 to 87 years and the experimental group featured participants aged from 45 to 76 years. Both groups received standard physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In addition, the experimental group was supplemented with AAT, with the animal in question being a dog. The tools primarily applied to measure the outcomes were the Barthel index, blood pressure, and heart rate measurements, whereas the Likert scale was employed to discern the mood of the patients. The results showed that changes in the values for heart rate and blood pressure were insignificant. However, a statistically significant aspect of the research pertained to the patients confirming that they felt better after the AAT sessions. Hence, AAT could potentially bolster the effectiveness of other therapies.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

ISSN

1660-4601

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

18

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

1-10

Kód UT WoS článku

000489178500046

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85071780296