Wortman Rachel A, Vallone Theresa, Karnes Michele, Walawander Christine, Daly Dion, Fox-Garrity Bonnie
Department of Occupational Therapy, D'Youville College, 320 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA.
Occup Ther Int. 2018 Jun 13;2018:2686728. doi: 10.1155/2018/2686728. eCollection 2018.
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a pinniped (grey and harbor seals) facilitated human-animal interaction pilot program on the self-reported PTSD-like symptoms of a veteran. This study analyzed preexisting, deidentified data that represented the participant's scores on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5). The PCL-5 was completed as part of a pilot program operated in partnership between the Veteran and Military Affiliated Research Center (VMARC) and a local aquarium. Scores on the PCL-5 were collected prior to (T1), midway (T2), and immediately after (T3) completion of the program. Changes in the scores of each item were reported for the participant, for aggregated items that represented different clusters of PTSD symptoms, and for overall scores. Results revealed decreased scores in 11 of the 20 PTSD symptom-related items, improvement in the sum scores for each criteria symptom cluster, and a 15-point decrease in the overall PCL-5 score, indicating clinical significance. These results serve as a call to motivate future research investigating pinniped interactions with veterans who have PTSD in order to determine therapeutic clinical application and outcomes.
本研究的目的是检验一项由鳍足类动物（灰海豹和港海豹）辅助的人兽互动试点项目对一名退伍军人自我报告的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）样症状的影响。本研究分析了已有的、经过去识别处理的数据，这些数据代表了参与者在创伤后应激障碍检查表（PCL-5）上的得分。PCL-5是作为退伍军人及军事附属研究中心（VMARC）与当地一家水族馆合作开展的试点项目的一部分完成的。在项目完成前（T1）、中期（T2）和结束后立即（T3）收集PCL-5的得分。报告了该参与者、代表PTSD症状不同集群的汇总项目以及总分中每个项目得分的变化。结果显示，在20个与PTSD症状相关的项目中，有11个项目得分下降，每个标准症状集群的总分有所改善，PCL-5总分下降了15分，表明具有临床意义。这些结果呼吁推动未来开展研究，调查鳍足类动物与患有PTSD的退伍军人之间的互动，以确定治疗性临床应用和结果。
