Folch Anabel, Torrente Margarita, Heredia Luis, Vicens Paloma
Departamento de Psicología, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, España.
Departamento de Psicología, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, España; Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Medida de la Conducta (CRAMC), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, España; Laboratorio de Toxicología y Salud Medioambiental, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, España.
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2016 Jul-Aug;51(4):210-6. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.12.001. Epub 2016 Feb 5.
Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly present in several educational and health areas. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of such interventions in the elderly population living in residential settings.
A 12-week dog-assisted intervention program was designed, with 16 participants from a nursing home divided into an experimental group and a control group.
Several physical and psychological variables were assessed before and after the intervention. While there were no significant differences in the control group, the experimental group improved significantly after participating in the program.
The results support the hypothesis that animal-assisted interventions may be beneficial for residents in elderly care homes.
动物辅助疗法在多个教育和健康领域越来越常见。本研究的目的是评估此类干预措施对居住在养老院中的老年人群的有效性。
设计了一个为期12周的犬辅助干预项目，来自一家养老院的16名参与者被分为实验组和对照组。
在干预前后评估了几个身体和心理变量。对照组没有显著差异，而实验组在参与该项目后有显著改善。
结果支持了动物辅助干预可能对养老院居民有益的假设。
