Effect of aquariums on electroconvulsive therapy patients

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2608563
AutoresSandra B Barker (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA), Sandra Barker (0000-0001-8143-7850), Keith G Rasmussen (Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, MN, USA), Al M Best (0000-0002-6300-3925, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA)
Ano2003
Volume16
Fascículo3
Páginas229-240
Data de publicação2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnthrozoös (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2752/089279303786992071
OpenAlexW2019274259
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas19

This study investigates the effect of an aquarium on pre-treatment anxiety, fear. frustration, and depression in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients. Forty-two patients consecutively referred for ECT were rotated between rooms with and without aquariums. Self report measures of depression, anxiety, fear, and frustration were obtained, along with heart rate and blood pressure measurements. Preliminary mixed-model, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no significant differences between the aquarium and control conditions on any of the dependent measures. A trend toward significance was found for self reported anxiety (p=0.08) and further data were collected. Subsequent mixed model, repeated measures ANOVA confirmed the trend toward differences (p=0.08) in anxiety between the aquarium and control conditions. Factoring out demographic factors, the average patient experienced 12% less anxiety in the presence of an aquarium.Keywords: Animal-assisted therapybondingdogselectroconvulsive therapyfearhuman–animal bondtreatment outcome

Analysis of variance · Anxiety · Cognition · Depression (economics · Electroconvulsive therapy · Psychiatry · Repeated measures design · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine