A pet therapy intervention with geriatric psychiatry inpatients.
A pet therapy intervention with geriatric psychiatry inpatients.
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对老年精神病学住院患者进行宠物治疗干预。
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发表时间：
1996
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Patricia Ferrie
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作者：
M. Zisselman;B. Rovner;Y. Shmuely;Patricia Ferrie
目的
摘要本研究旨在探讨宠物治疗对老年精神科住院病人的治疗效果。明显的影响可能会导致对住院老年人更广泛或有针对性地使用动物陪伴计划。
方法
研究设计是一项随机、平行组对照治疗试验，包括治疗前和治疗后措施。将58名威尔斯眼科医院老年精神科的慢性年龄相关性残疾患者分为宠物治疗干预组或运动对照组，每天1小时，连续5天。采用老年人多维观察量表（MOSES）对每位受试者在干预周前后进行盲法评估。
结果
干预前后组间和组内MOSES评分无显著差异。接受宠物干预的受试者在治疗后的易怒行为减少的趋势不显著。然而，接受宠物治疗或运动干预的痴呆症妇女在治疗后的易怒行为评分有所改善。
结论
这项试点研究表明，需要进一步研究动物辅助干预住院老年人。女性痴呆症患者的差异改善也需要进一步研究。
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pet therapy on geriatric psychiatry inpatients. A demonstrable impact could lead to more widespread or targeted use of animal companionship programs for hospitalized older persons.
METHOD
The study design was a randomized, parallel-group control treatment trial with pretreatment and posttreatment measures. Fifty-eight subjects with chronic age-related disabilities who were patients of the Wills Eye Hospital Geriatric Psychiatry Unit were assigned to a pet therapy intervention group or an exercise control group for 1 hr a day for 5 consecutive days. Every subject was blindly evaluated with the Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES) before and after the intervention week.
RESULTS
No significant differences in MOSES scores were found between or within groups before and after the interventions. There was a nonsignificant tendency for subjects who received the pet intervention to have less irritable behavior after treatment. However, women with dementia who received either pet therapy or exercise intervention had improved irritable behavior scores after treatment.
CONCLUSION
This pilot study demonstrates the need for further research on animal-assisted interventions with hospitalized elderly persons. Differential improvement in women with dementia also requires further investigation.