Animal-Assisted Therapy in Middle-Aged and Older Patients With Schizophrenia
A Randomized Controlled Trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15518043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tzu-Ting Chen (0000-0002-7702-7100), Tzu‐Ting Chen (0000-0001-5669-9066, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Ton‐Lin Hsieh (0000-0002-1483-9283, National Taiwan University), Ton-Lin Hsieh, Mei‐Li Chen (0000-0002-7638-6881, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science), Mei-Li Chen, Wei‐Ting Tseng (0000-0002-5697-8871, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Wei-Ting Tseng, Chi‐Fa Hung (Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Chi-Fa Hung, Chyi-Rong Chen (0000-0001-9266-360X, National Taiwan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 713623-713623 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.713623 |
| PMID | 34456769 |
| OpenAlex | W3191677362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 57 |
Objective: Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has the potential to improve the symptomology, negative emotions, and level of well-being in older adults, as well as patients with mental illness. However, there remains limited evidence supporting the treatment efficacy of AAT in middle-aged and older adults with schizophrenia. Therefore, this study implemented a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of a 12-week AAT psychological intervention with dogs for middle-aged and older patients with chronic schizophrenia in a clinical setting. Method: Patients, age ≥ 40 years, with chronic schizophrenia were allocated randomly to either the AAT group or control group. Patients in the AAT group received an additional hour -long AAT session every week for 12 weeks. Patients in the control group received the usual treatment plus an hour long non-animal related intervention. All patients were assessed based on primary outcome measures before and after the 12-week intervention, including the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales Assessment (DASS), and Chinese Happiness Inventory (CHI). Results: Patients who received AAT had greater improvements in the PANSS and DASS-stress subscale scores than the control group ( p p = 0.461). Conclusions: AAT seemed to be effective in reducing psychiatric symptoms and stress levels of middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia. AAT could be considered as a useful adjunctive therapy to the usual treatment programs
Anxiety · Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale · Clinical trial · Depression (economics · Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Randomized controlled trial · Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Clinical Psychology · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Infant Health and Development · Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |