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Equine-assisted therapies using horses as healers: A concept analysis.
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- Effects of Equine-Assisted Therapies or Horse-Riding Simulators on Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Pooled it
- Equine-assisted therapy effectiveness in improving emotion regulation, self-efficacy, and perceived self-esteem of patients suffering from substance use disorders.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Trial
- Equine therapy in the management of teenagers with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Equines: A Growing Threat to Horse Health and Beyond-A Comprehensive Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas.Animal cognition · 2024Article
- Relatives' experiences of an equine-assisted intervention for people with psychotic disorders.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Animal-Assisted Counseling for Young Children: Evidence Base, Best Practices, and Future Prospects.Early childhood education journal · 2022Article
- Personalized Strategy for Animal-Assisted Therapy for Individuals Based on the Emotions Induced by the Images of Different Animal Species and Breeds.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Use of Equine-Assisted Services to Improve Outcomes Among At-Risk and Indigenous Youth: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Benefits of Equine-Assisted Therapies in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
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- Equine-assisted therapies using horses as healers: A concept analysis.Nursing open · 2020Article
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Abstract
Aims: A concept analysis was conducted to clarify the attributes, antecedents and meaning of equine-assisted therapy and present an operational definition. Design: Concept analysis. Methods: Walker and Avant's concept analysis method was used to analyse equine-assisted therapy, using horses as healers by defining and enumerating the attributes, antecedents, consequences and empirical referents. Example cases are presented. Results: Defining attributes include the following: a human participant with an equine physically present to assist the human participant, a treatment or intervention as a result of the interactions between an equine and a human participant, a purposeful and regulated interaction and a positive health outcome goal from the interaction. Antecedents include a live horse with a human physically able to interact with the horse, a facilitator and accessibility to an equine-assisted therapy (EAT) programme. Consequences include improved balance, well-being, quality of life, trust, spasticity, self-efficacy, self-esteem, nurse presence, pleasure and a sense of accomplishment.
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