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Investigation of Physiological and Behavioral Responses in Dogs Participating in Animal-Assisted Therapy with Children Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science ( IF 1.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-10-31 , DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2018.1536979
Ashley L Melco 1 , Larry Goldman 2 , Aubrey H Fine 3 , Jose M Peralta 1
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This study evaluated the impact that participation in sessions with children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has on therapy dogs. Nine certified therapy dogs were paired for 6 sessions with groups of 3-4 children. Sessions consisted of 5 different activities. Activities 1 and 5 involved interactions solely with each dog and their owner, as a control. Activities 2-4 consisted of interactions with the dogs and the children which included social skills training, dog training, and reading in the company of dogs. One-zero interval sampling of stress-associated behaviors was conducted at 20-second intervals for a 10-minute duration during each of the 5 activities. At the end of each activity, heart rate was monitored, and a saliva sample was obtained for cortisol analysis. Dogs demonstrated only occasional behavioral responses and no significant findings related to cortisol or heart rate when the different activities were compared. The results indicate that with proper supervision and well-trained therapy staff, including suitable therapy dogs and their handlers, canine stress can be minimal in a therapy setting.

中文翻译:

参与动物辅助治疗的狗的生理和行为反应调查,儿童被诊断为注意力缺陷多动障碍。

这项研究评估了患有注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)的儿童参加的会话对治疗犬的影响。九只经认证的治疗犬与3-4名儿童配对配对6次。会议包括5个不同的活动。活动1和5仅涉及与每只狗及其主人的互动,以此作为对照。活动2-4由与狗和孩子的互动组成,包括社交技能训练,狗训练和在狗的陪伴下阅读。在5项活动中的每项活动中,以20秒为间隔进行一次零间隔的压力相关行为抽样,持续10分钟。每次活动结束时,都要监测心率,并获取唾液样本以进行皮质醇分析。比较不同活动后,狗仅表现出偶发的行为反应,而与皮质醇或心率无关。结果表明,在适当的监督和训练有素的治疗人员(包括合适的治疗犬及其处理人员)的帮助下,犬的压力在治疗环境中可以降至最低。
更新日期:2019-11-01
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