Effects of therapeutic horsemanship on caregiver stress scores of children with autism

Bibliographic Data

ID15519637
AuthorsDanielle C Barron (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine), Maurice Craft (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine), Madison P Craft, Ewa Florek (0000-0002-2689-3009, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine), Emily R Florek, Barbara Stanley (0000-0003-0015-5494, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine), Brianna N Stanley, Alexis M Stoner (0000-0001-7022-4059, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, corresponding author), Nancy Paschall (0000-0002-0789-8664), Nancy A Paschall, Sarah Newman (0000-0003-1503-7589), Kimberly I Tumlin (0000-0001-7319-8175, Kentucky Department for Public Health)
Year2025
Volume16
Pages1574448-1574448
Publication date2025-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1574448
PMID40666444
OpenAlexW4411889427
LanguageEN
References cited23

This pilot study successfully captured the indirect effects of a TH program in caregivers of children with autism. Integral to understanding caregiver stress, this study further characterizes how caregiver emotional stress and strain can be impacted as their child builds life skills in TH

Anxiety · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Caregiver stress · Depression (economics · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Stress reduction · Thematic analysis · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology

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