Kil Taeyoung, Kim Hak-Man, Kim Minkyu
Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea.
Department of Social Welfair, Woosong University, Daejeon 34606, Korea.
J Anim Sci Technol. 2019 Nov;61(6):371-378. doi: 10.5187/jast.2019.61.6.371. Epub 2019 Nov 30.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group combined intervention that combined animal-assisted therapy and integrated elderly play therapy on the depression, self-esteem, and emotional expression of geriatric patients residing in nursing homes. This was achieved by providing cognitive, physical, and emotional activities and social interaction at the same time. The group combined intervention method was applied to twelve elderly patients (six in the control group, six in the experimental group) aged 65 or older who live in a nursing home for the elderly in C province, from May 3, 2019 to June 21, 2019, for a total of 8 times (once a week, 50 minutes at a time). The quantitative evaluation was analyzed through SPSS 21.0 for comparison before and after the program was implemented, using the Korean version of the depression and the self-esteem scale. The qualitative evaluation compared emotional expression pre-test and post-test. The major results of the study were as follows: First, the group combined intervention was effective in reducing depression levels of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Second, it was effective in improving the self-esteem of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Third, it showed a significant difference in the emotional expression of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Therefore, it was found that group combined intervention reduces depression and improves self-esteem and emotional expression of the elderly. Based on these results, it is hoped that this study will be a cornerstone in the development of concrete programs for the benefit of elderly patients living in facilities.
本研究的目的是调查将动物辅助疗法与综合老年游戏疗法相结合的团体综合干预对入住养老院的老年患者的抑郁、自尊和情绪表达的影响。这是通过同时提供认知、身体和情感活动以及社交互动来实现的。2019年5月3日至2019年6月21日，对C省一家老年养老院中12名65岁及以上的老年患者（对照组6名，实验组6名）采用团体综合干预方法，共进行8次（每周一次，每次50分钟）。通过SPSS 21.0对项目实施前后进行比较，使用韩语版的抑郁和自尊量表进行定量评估分析。定性评估比较了情绪表达的测试前和测试后情况。该研究的主要结果如下：第一，团体综合干预对老年患者实验组的抑郁水平降低有效。第二，它对老年患者实验组的自尊提高有效。第三，它在老年患者实验组的情绪表达上显示出显著差异。因此，发现团体综合干预可降低老年人的抑郁水平，提高自尊和情绪表达。基于这些结果，希望本研究将成为为居住在机构中的老年患者开发具体有益项目的基石。
