养狗和训练可以减少退伍军人的创伤后应激症状,增加自我同情:一项纵向控制研究的结果。

Dessa Bergen-Cico, Yvonne Smith, Karen Wolford, Collin Gooley, Kathleen Hannon, Ryan Woodruff, Melissa Spicer, Brooks Gump
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目的:本研究的目的是衡量治疗性养狗和训练计划对有创伤后应激症状的退伍军人的潜在影响。设计:该研究采用准实验设计,有两组退伍军人——狗主人-训练师干预组和等候名单对照组。参与者完成了基线和12个月的随访评估。背景:退伍军人清晰的道路,一个非临床的,开放的娱乐设施,其使命是支持退伍军人和他们的家人在军队服役后重新融入社会的过程。受试者:参与者(n = 48)要么参加了退伍军人治疗犬主人-训练师计划(Dogs2Vets),要么被安排在等候名单对照组。干预:退伍军人参加了Dogs2Vets项目,这是一个为期12个月的有组织的狗主人-训练师项目,让退伍军人参与训练和照顾他们最终收养的狗。“狗与兽医”项目关注的是人类与动物之间关系的治愈方面。结果测量:创伤后应激障碍检查表,军事版(PCL-M),感知压力量表,自我同情量表(SCS)复合量表,孤立和自我判断量表。结果:参加Dogs2Vets主人-培训师项目的退伍军人在创伤后应激症状、感知压力、孤立和自我判断方面显著减少,同时自我同情显著增加。相比之下,在等候名单控制组的退伍军人中,这些措施没有显着改善。定性数据强化了统计结果,主题是减少孤立、无条件接受和陪伴,以及从与狗的关系中获得新的安全感和目标感。结论:退伍军人从养狗和有组织的狗训练计划中获益良多。他们不仅经历了压力和创伤后应激症状的显著减少,而且他们经历的孤立和自我判断也减少了,同时自我同情也有了显著的改善。
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Dog Ownership and Training Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Increases Self-Compassion Among Veterans: Results of a Longitudinal Control Study.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to measure the potential impact of a therapeutic dog ownership and training program for Veterans with symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Design: The study used a quasi-experimental design with two cohorts of Veterans-a dog owner-trainer intervention and a wait list control group. Participants completed baseline and 12-month follow-up assessments. Setting: Clear Path for Veterans, a nonclinical, open recreation facility whose mission is to support Veterans and their families in the reintegration process after military service. Subjects: Participants (n = 48) were either enrolled in the veterans therapeutic dog owner-trainer program (Dogs2Vets) or were placed in the wait list control group. Intervention: Veterans were enrolled in the Dogs2Vets program, a 12-month structured dog owner-trainer program that engages veterans in the training and care of a dog that they ultimately adopt. The Dogs2Vets Program focuses on the healing aspects of the human-animal bond. Outcome measures: PTSD Checklist, Military Version (PCL-M), perceived stress scale, self-compassion scale (SCS) composite, and SCS subscales for isolation and self-judgment. Results: Veterans participating in the Dogs2Vets owner-trainer program experienced significant reductions in symptoms of post-traumatic stress, perceived stress, isolation, and self-judgment accompanied by significant increases in self-compassion. In contrast there were no significant improvements in these measures among veterans in the wait list control group. Qualitative data reinforced the statistical findings with themes of decreased isolation, unconditional acceptance and companionship, and a renewed sense of safety and purpose from their relationships with their dogs. Conclusion: Veterans benefit significantly from dog ownership in combination with a structured dog training program. Not only do they experience significant decreases in stress and post-traumatic stress symptoms but also they experience less isolation and self-judgment while also experiencing significant improvements in self-compassion.

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