Animal-Assisted Intervention in Dementia: Effects on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and on Caregivers’ Distress Perceptions
Animal-Assisted Intervention in Dementia: Effects on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and on Caregivers’ Distress Perceptions
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动物辅助痴呆症干预：对神经精神症状和护理人员痛苦感知的影响
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2017
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通讯作者：
V. Postal
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作者：
Isabelle Tournier;M. Vives;V. Postal
本研究评估了动物辅助治疗（AAT）计划在减少中重度痴呆老年人神经精神症状方面的疗效。在阿尔茨海默病/痴呆症护理单位进行的干预包括11名年龄在71至93岁的老年居民（平均年龄= 82.91岁;平均简易精神状态检查评分= 7.8/30）。在为期5个月的每周干预期间，由AAT认证的心理学家沿着与她的狗一起检查AAT会话期间的行为以及干预前/后的神经精神症状。AAT对几种神经精神症状的总分和照顾者痛苦评分有积极影响（即，妄想、抑郁、去抑制、欣快和异常运动活动）。此外，在每个会话期间的各种行为的评级表明，AAT的有益效果出现在前几个会话。这些结果支持了这样一种观点，即定期和长期的AAT会议是减少神经精神症状的药物干预的有效替代方案。
The present work assesses the efficacy of an animal-assisted therapy (AAT) program in the reduction of neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with medium to severe dementia. Performed in an Alzheimer’s disease/dementia care unit, the intervention included 11 elderly residents aged 71 to 93 years (mean age = 82.91 years; mean Mini-Mental State Examination score = 7.8/30). Behaviors during the AAT sessions as well as pre/post intervention neuropsychiatric symptoms were examined during this 5-month weekly intervention conducted by an AAT-certified psychologist along with her dog. AAT had a positive effect on total score and caregiver distress score for several neuropsychiatric symptoms (i.e., delusion, depression, disinhibition, euphoria, and aberrant motor activity). Moreover, the ratings of the various behaviors during each session suggest that the beneficial effects of AAT appear during the first few sessions. These results support the notion that regular and long-term AAT sessions are an effective alternative to pharmacological interventions for the reduction of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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7.2
作者：
Wood, S;Cummings, JL;Schnelle, JF
通讯作者：
Schnelle, JF