Beavers Anna, Fleming Antoinette, Shahidullah Jeffrey D
Department of Pediatrics, Dell Children's Medical Group, Austin, TX, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas, 1601 Trinity St., Health Discovery Building, 4th Floor, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2023 Nov;53(11):101478. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2023.101478. Epub 2023 Nov 23.
Animal-assisted therapies have been increasingly used as part of treatment for a range of emotional-behavioral conditions and have more recently been incorporated into treatment for children with symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder. Autism spectrum disorder affects one in 36 children and early interventions can be very effective. The aims of this paper are to: 1) provide background into animal-assisted therapies including a breakdown on the subtypes of therapies, 2) report broad summaries of research outcomes across various domains: social-emotional, physical, quality of life, behavioral skills, and adaptive skills, and 3) summarize key takeaways for pediatric practitioners when supporting families of youth with autism spectrum disorder who are interested in participating in animal-assisted therapy. This paper is not a systematic review or meta-analysis as several rigorous review studies have been published already. This paper is an overview of the background and research for pediatric practitioners when advising families on treatment options. Implications for future research are covered.
动物辅助疗法越来越多地被用作一系列情绪行为疾病治疗的一部分，并且最近已被纳入对患有与自闭症谱系障碍相关症状儿童的治疗中。自闭症谱系障碍影响着每36名儿童中的一名，早期干预可能非常有效。本文的目的是：1）提供动物辅助疗法的背景信息，包括对疗法亚型的细分；2）报告各个领域（社交情感、身体、生活质量、行为技能和适应技能）研究结果的广泛总结；3）总结儿科从业者在为有兴趣参与动物辅助疗法的自闭症谱系障碍青少年家庭提供支持时的关键要点。由于已经发表了几项严格的综述研究，本文不是系统综述或荟萃分析。本文是儿科从业者在为家庭提供治疗选择建议时的背景和研究概述。文中涵盖了对未来研究的启示。
