Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel.
J Atten Disord. 2021 Oct;25(12):1743-1753. doi: 10.1177/1087054720925898. Epub 2020 Jun 8.
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is associated with difficulties in executive functions (EFs), () and self-esteem. To examine the contribution of therapeutic horseback riding to the EFs' improvement and self-esteem. In total, 123 Israeli children diagnosed with ADHD participated in the study. The study group participated in 20 weeks of therapeutic horseback riding sessions in addition to receiving medication, whereas the control group received only medication. The children and their mothers filled out questionnaires before treatment, at the end of treatment, and 12 weeks after the treatment ended. To examine changes in the children's EFs and self-esteem, a series of latent growth models (LGMs) were conducted. Therapeutic horseback riding contributed to the improvement of EFs and self-esteem. Improved self-esteem predicted subsequent improvement in EFs. Therapeutic horseback riding is an effective therapeutic method to improve EFs and self-esteem among children with ADHD.
注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）与执行功能（EF）和自尊困难有关。为了研究马术治疗对 EF 改善和自尊的贡献。共有 123 名被诊断患有 ADHD 的以色列儿童参与了这项研究。研究组除了接受药物治疗外，还参加了 20 周的马术治疗课程，而对照组仅接受药物治疗。孩子们和他们的母亲在治疗前、治疗结束时和治疗结束后 12 周填写了问卷。为了检查儿童 EF 和自尊的变化，进行了一系列潜在增长模型（LGM）。马术治疗有助于改善 EF 和自尊。自尊的提高预测了随后 EF 的改善。马术治疗是一种有效的治疗方法，可以改善 ADHD 儿童的 EF 和自尊。
