Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) among chronic psychiatric patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic psychiatric illness.Mental disorder, not otherwise specified
- Registration Number
- IRCT20101013004922N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
A definitive diagnosis of chronic psychiatric illness
Residence for at least 6 months in a nursing care center
Not having developmental intelligence disorders
The ability to read and write in Persian
Willingness to participate in the study
Ability to perform the necessary actions during the intervention (including feeding to birds and cleaning their cages)
Lack of allergies or phobia of birds
Lack of simultaneous participation in similar interventions
Exclusion Criteria
Unwillingness to continue to participate in the study after its onset
Exposure to severe physical and mental conditions that could discourage the person from continuing to participate
Leaving or transferring from a nursing care center
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: After introducing meeting and two day after intervention. Method of measurement: Wisconsin Quality of Life Client Questionnaire (WQOLCQ).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method