The effectiveness of group combined intervention using animal-assisted therapy and integrated elderly play therapy.
Animal-assisted therapy
Depression
Group combined intervention
Integrated elderly play therapy
Self-esteem
Journal
Journal of animal science and technology
ISSN: 2055-0391
Titre abrégé: J Anim Sci Technol
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101661694
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Nov 2019
Historique:
received:
02
11
2019
revised:
08
11
2019
accepted:
08
11
2019
entrez:
18
12
2019
pubmed:
18
12
2019
medline:
18
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group combined intervention that combined animal-assisted therapy and integrated elderly play therapy on the depression, self-esteem, and emotional expression of geriatric patients residing in nursing homes. This was achieved by providing cognitive, physical, and emotional activities and social interaction at the same time. The group combined intervention method was applied to twelve elderly patients (six in the control group, six in the experimental group) aged 65 or older who live in a nursing home for the elderly in C province, from May 3, 2019 to June 21, 2019, for a total of 8 times (once a week, 50 minutes at a time). The quantitative evaluation was analyzed through SPSS 21.0 for comparison before and after the program was implemented, using the Korean version of the depression and the self-esteem scale. The qualitative evaluation compared emotional expression pre-test and post-test. The major results of the study were as follows: First, the group combined intervention was effective in reducing depression levels of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Second, it was effective in improving the self-esteem of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Third, it showed a significant difference in the emotional expression of the experimental group among the elderly patients. Therefore, it was found that group combined intervention reduces depression and improves self-esteem and emotional expression of the elderly. Based on these results, it is hoped that this study will be a cornerstone in the development of concrete programs for the benefit of elderly patients living in facilities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31844548
doi: 10.5187/jast.2019.61.6.371
pii: jast-61-6-371
pmc: PMC6906124
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
371-378Informations de copyright
© Copyright 2019 Korean Society of Animal Science and Technology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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