The Relationship Between Pet Therapy and "Well Being" in Geriatric Rehabilitation In-patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The relationship between pet-therapy and "well-being"among geriatric rehabilitation in-patients
研究概览
简要总结
In -patients in a geriatric rehabilitation unit, will participate in structured therapy with guinea-pigs on the assumption that the therapy will reduce anxiety and improve the outcome of their rehabilitation.
详细描述
Measurement of anxiety before and after pet therapy using standardized questionaire.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •willingness to touch the pets,-
排除标准
- •blindness,deafness,aphasia, lack of knowledge of hebrew language,allergy or phobia to animals.MMSE less than 21,duration of admission lessthan two weeks.-
研究组 & 干预措施
care of guinea pigs
Each patient serves as own control receiving "pet therapy "and "usual" occupational therapy on alternate days.
干预措施: care of guinea pigs (Behavioral)
care of guinea pigs
Each patient serves as own control receiving "pet therapy "and "usual" occupational therapy on alternate days.
干预措施: guinea pigs (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The relationship between pet-therapy and "well-being"among geriatric rehabilitation in-patients
时间窗: two weeks
use of validated questionaires to measure mood,anxiety and quality of life before and after the pet therapy
次要结局
- anxiety score(two weeks)