Assessing the Effects of Donkey-Assisted Therapy on Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Using the ICF Framework

IF 0.6 4区农林科学 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Society & Animals Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI:10.1163/15685306-00001542

Eleonora Colombo, F. Manti, Luca Milani, Daniele Bernardini

引用次数: 3

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of nine weekly sessions of Donkey-Assisted Therapy (DAT) on the functional status of 37 adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and to analyze the moderator role of the duration of sessions on the expected positive outcomes. A new tool based on the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was employed to measure functional changes in subjects undergoing DAT. The tool was administered at three different times (T0, T1, T2) by health care professionals and instructors who rated participants’ performance during DAT. Findings showed a significant improvement in the psycho-social functioning of patients undergoing DAT, especially for participants provided with longer sessions. The results of this study provide further evidence that DAT may be considered as a suitable therapeutic option for people with ID.

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使用ICF框架评估驴辅助治疗对成年智障患者的效果

本研究的目的是评估每周九次驴辅助治疗（DAT）对37名智力残疾（ID）成年人功能状态的疗效，并分析治疗持续时间对预期积极结果的调节作用。采用一种基于国际功能残疾与健康分类（ICF）的新工具来测量接受DAT的受试者的功能变化。该工具由卫生保健专业人员和教员在三个不同的时间（T0、T1、T2）使用，他们对参与者在DAT期间的表现进行了评分。研究结果显示，接受DAT的患者的心理社会功能显著改善，尤其是接受更长疗程的参与者。这项研究的结果提供了进一步的证据，证明DAT可能被认为是ID患者的合适治疗选择。

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Society & Animals 社会科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.