School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.
Department of Psychiatry, Region Jönköping County, Sweden and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Nursing and Reproductive Health, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2087276. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2087276.
The aim of this study was to describe relatives' experiences of an equine-assisted intervention for people with psychotic disorders.
The study has a qualitative and descriptive design. Ten semi-structured interviews were performed with relatives of people with a psychotic disorder who had participated in an equine-assisted intervention. A conventional content analysis was used to analyse the data.
The overall category "Being with the horses strengthens health capabilities" summarizes the four identified subcategories "The horses contribute to a context with a common focus", "Interaction with the horses enhances self-confidence and motivation", "The interplay with the horses nurtures positive emotions" and "Being with the horses encourages physical activity".
The result of this study contributes to the growing body of research about the potential outcomes of equine-assisted interventions. The result also indicates that equine-assisted interventions may improve health capabilities among people with psychotic disorders. The generated knowledge may be useful in mental health services when developing equine-assisted interventions.
本研究旨在描述亲属在接受以马为辅助的干预治疗精神障碍患者方面的体验。
本研究采用定性和描述性设计。对 10 名参与过以马为辅助的干预治疗的精神障碍患者的亲属进行了半结构化访谈。使用常规内容分析法对数据进行分析。
总体类别“与马相处增强健康能力”总结了四个已确定的子类别：“马有助于营造共同关注的环境”、“与马的互动增强自信和动力”、“与马的相互作用培养积极情绪”和“与马相处鼓励身体活动”。
本研究的结果有助于丰富关于以马为辅助的干预治疗潜在结果的研究。结果还表明，以马为辅助的干预治疗可能会改善精神障碍患者的健康能力。所产生的知识在精神卫生服务部门开发以马为辅助的干预治疗时可能会很有用。
