犬类疗法在心脏移植术前住院患者中的可行性。

Feasibility of Canine Therapy Among Hospitalized Pre-Heart Transplant Patients.

作者信息

Snipelisky David, Duello Katherine, Gallup Shawn, Myrick Jane, Taylor Virginia, Yip Daniel, Dawson Nancy, Walters Robert, Burton M Caroline

机构信息

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and the Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases, Transplantation, Medicine, and Provider Relations, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.

出版信息

South Med J. 2016 Mar;109(3):154-7. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000420.

DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000420

PMID:26954652

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

Canine-assisted therapy (CAT) has been used in many settings with much success, yet no study has assessed its feasibility and receptiveness in hospitalized patients awaiting heart transplantation.

METHODS

Patients admitted to our institution with a status I for heart transplantation during a 12-month period (April 2014-April 2015) were prospectively included in a feasibility pilot study. Patients were included if there was no history of transmittable disease or active infectious process and consented for study participation. Each patient was visited daily by a canine and quantitative and qualitative data regarding the visit were obtained.

RESULTS

A total of 11 patients were included in the study. Most patients were men (n = 8, 72.7%) and the average age was 51.1 years. A total of 146 individual therapies took place, totaling 2718 minutes of CAT during the study period. Each patient had an average of 13.3 visits and each visit had an average duration of 14.7 minutes. Patient receptiveness, as measured by the CAT volunteer, averaged 9.9 (scale 0-10). No reports of infection transmission occurred.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study found that CAT among hospitalized pre-heart transplant patients is feasible and is a welcomed adjunct to usual medical care.

摘要

目的

犬辅助治疗（CAT）已在许多场景中成功应用，但尚无研究评估其在等待心脏移植的住院患者中的可行性和接受度。

方法

在12个月期间（2014年4月至2015年4月）入住我院且心脏移植状态为I级的患者被前瞻性纳入一项可行性试点研究。如果患者没有可传播疾病史或活动性感染过程且同意参与研究，则将其纳入。每条犬每天探访一名患者，并获取有关探访的定量和定性数据。

结果

共有11名患者纳入研究。大多数患者为男性（n = 8，72.7%），平均年龄为51.1岁。在研究期间共进行了146次个体治疗，犬辅助治疗总计2718分钟。每位患者平均接受13.3次探访，每次探访平均持续14.7分钟。根据犬辅助治疗志愿者的评估，患者的接受度平均为9.9（0 - 10分制）。未发生感染传播报告。