Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

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Autor(a) principal: Ichitani,Tatiane
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Cunha,Maria Claudia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722016000104106
Resumo: Abstract Animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is an approach recently introduced into the hospital environment to improve the quality of hospitalization and provide important benefits for patients with chronic diseases and long-term hospitalizations. This work aims to verify the effects of animal-assisted activity (AAA) on the expression and quality of self-reported pain in hospitalized children and adolescents, while considering the subjects’ subjectivity. The participants were 17 hospitalized children/adolescents of both genders, aged 7 years and older, who complained of pain. Two therapy dogs were selected for the intervention according to the criteria of international protocols. The participants were asked an open question (“How would you describe your pain?”). After the question, an AAA session, which lasted between 5 and 10 min, was held with random activities spontaneously chosen by the subject. The open question was asked again at the end of the session, without the presence of the dog. Positive effects were observed in this population with regard to a decrease in self-reported pain. These results suggest that there is a possible symbolic elaboration of pain by the subject, in which the dog might represent acceptance and affection at a moment of great emotional suffering.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
title Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
spellingShingle Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
Ichitani,Tatiane
Animal-assisted intervention
Animal-assisted therapy
Pain
Hospitalization
Child
Adolescent
title_short Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
title_full Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
title_fullStr Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
title_sort Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
author Ichitani,Tatiane
author_facet Ichitani,Tatiane
Cunha,Maria Claudia
author_role author
author2 Cunha,Maria Claudia
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ichitani,Tatiane
Cunha,Maria Claudia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Animal-assisted intervention
Animal-assisted therapy
Pain
Hospitalization
Child
Adolescent
topic Animal-assisted intervention
Animal-assisted therapy
Pain
Hospitalization
Child
Adolescent
description Abstract Animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is an approach recently introduced into the hospital environment to improve the quality of hospitalization and provide important benefits for patients with chronic diseases and long-term hospitalizations. This work aims to verify the effects of animal-assisted activity (AAA) on the expression and quality of self-reported pain in hospitalized children and adolescents, while considering the subjects’ subjectivity. The participants were 17 hospitalized children/adolescents of both genders, aged 7 years and older, who complained of pain. Two therapy dogs were selected for the intervention according to the criteria of international protocols. The participants were asked an open question (“How would you describe your pain?”). After the question, an AAA session, which lasted between 5 and 10 min, was held with random activities spontaneously chosen by the subject. The open question was asked again at the end of the session, without the presence of the dog. Positive effects were observed in this population with regard to a decrease in self-reported pain. These results suggest that there is a possible symbolic elaboration of pain by the subject, in which the dog might represent acceptance and affection at a moment of great emotional suffering.
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