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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020

Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study.

Jacqueline P Boitier, Marion Huber, Christian Saleh, Matthew J Kerry, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, Karin Hediger

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jacqueline P BoitierDepartment of Health, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur, Switzerland.
Marion HuberDepartment of Health, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur, Switzerland.
Christian SalehDepartment of Neurophysiology and Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Matthew J KerryDepartment of Health, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur, Switzerland.
Margret Hund-GeorgiadisCenter for Neurorehabilitation and Paraplegiology, REHAB Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Karin HedigerCenter for Neurorehabilitation and Paraplegiology, REHAB Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences · CHSwiss Paraplegic Center · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe goal of this single case study was to qualitatively investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy in a patient in a minimally conscious state.

methodWe present a 28-year-old female patient in a minimally conscious state following polytrauma after a sports accident leading to cerebral fat embolism causing multiple CNS ischemic lesions. She received eight animal-assisted therapy sessions and eight paralleled control therapy sessions over 4 weeks. We investigated the reactions of the patient during these sessions

resultsThe patient showed a broader variability and higher quality of behavior during animal-assisted therapy compared to control therapy sessions.

conclusionThe observed behavioral changes showed higher arousal and increased awareness in the presence of an animal. The presented case supports the assumption that animal-assisted therapy can be a beneficial treatment approach for patients in a minimally conscious state.

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animal-assisted therapybehaviordisorders of consciousnesshuman-animal interactionminimally conscious stateneurorehabilitation

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