Lynch C E, Magann E F, Barringer S N, Ounpraseuth S T, Eastham D G, Lewis S D, Stowe Z N
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
J Perinatol. 2014 Nov;34(11):816-8. doi: 10.1038/jp.2014.120. Epub 2014 Jun 26.
This pilot study evaluated the potential benefits of pet therapy on symptoms of anxiety and depression in antepartum hospitalized women with high-risk pregnancies.
Eighty-two women in a hospital-based setting completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory before and after the pet therapy visit. For both questionnaires, paired t-test was used and adjusted P-values were obtained using the Hochberg step-up Bonferroni method.
The mean scores for depressive symptoms significantly improved from the pre-pet therapy (10.1 ± 6.3) compared with the post-pet therapy (6.3 ± 5.9) (P<0.0001). Likewise mean scores of the state anxiety significantly improved from the pre-pet therapy test (44.8 ± 11.7) compared with the post-pet therapy (34.5 ± 10.5) (P<0.001).
Pet therapy significantly reduced anxiety and depression in antepartum hospitalized women with high-risk pregnancies.
本试点研究评估了宠物疗法对高危妊娠的住院产前女性焦虑和抑郁症状的潜在益处。
82名在医院环境中的女性在宠物疗法探访前后完成了状态-特质焦虑量表和贝克抑郁量表。对于这两份问卷,均使用配对t检验,并采用霍赫伯格逐步法获得校正P值。
与宠物疗法后(6.3±5.9)相比,宠物疗法前抑郁症状的平均得分(10.1±6.3)显著改善(P<0.0001)。同样,与宠物疗法后(34.5±10.5)相比,宠物疗法前状态焦虑的平均得分(44.8±11.7)显著改善(P<0.001)。
宠物疗法显著降低了高危妊娠的住院产前女性的焦虑和抑郁。