Department of Ethology and companion animal science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Apr 16;16(8):1362. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16081362.
Long-term hospital stays might have a negative psychosocial impact on our patients. One way to positively activate hospitalized patients is to introduce animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 72 individuals participated in this research. The experimental group comprised 33 patients (8 males, 25 females), while the control group contained 39 patients (11 men, 28 women). The participants in the control group were aged from 58 to 100 years and the experimental group featured participants aged from 51 to 95, for whom AAT was included alongside standard care. Blood pressure, heart rate, Barthel index, and general mood were measured in both groups. Results did not reveal any changes in blood pressure, heart rate, or Barthel index in comparison between groups. A great influence was noted in assessment of the mood of the patients. The inclusion of AAT did not affect physiological parameters, but it exerted a significant effect on the psychological well-being of the patients.
长期住院可能会对我们的患者产生负面的心理社会影响。一种积极调动住院患者的方法是引入动物辅助治疗（AAT）。共有 72 人参与了这项研究。实验组包括 33 名患者（8 名男性，25 名女性），对照组包括 39 名患者（11 名男性，28 名女性）。对照组的参与者年龄在 58 至 100 岁之间，实验组的参与者年龄在 51 至 95 岁之间，他们除了接受标准护理外，还接受了 AAT。两组均测量了血压、心率、巴氏指数和一般情绪。结果显示，两组间的血压、心率或巴氏指数无变化。在评估患者的情绪方面，结果具有显著影响。AAT 的纳入并未影响生理参数，但对患者的心理健康产生了显著影响。
