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ArticleCase reports in psychiatry2025

The Use of Equine-Assisted Therapy in Patients With Aggression and Agitation Behaviors due to Moderate-to-Severe Dementia: A Case Series.

Beatriz Pozuelo Moyano, Jean Pierre Schuster, Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart, Leonardo Zullo, Charline Compagne, Caroline Imobersteg, Armin von Gunten, Pierre Vandel

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Beatriz Pozuelo MoyanoService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1246-8490
Jean Pierre SchusterService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-2873
Kevin Swierkosz-LenartService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1809-5311
Leonardo ZulloService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-4914
Charline CompagneService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7053-5949
Caroline ImoberstegService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.
Armin von GuntenService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-3803
Pierre VandelService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly 1008, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0189-8364

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Abstract

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are very common, and their management remains challenging. In older people with dementia, equine-assisted therapy (EAT) may be a promising nonpharmacological intervention for the management of BPSD. Here, we present five cases of patients with agitation and aggression due to moderate-to-severe dementia. They had overall two to three sessions of EAT at a frequency of one session per week. We assessed the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) score before and 1 day after the second EAT session. We observed a discrete reduction in the NPI-Q after the EAT sessions, although not all of the improvements experienced by patients, families, and carers were reflected in the NPI-Q. Future studies should be conducted to assess subjective lived experiences of EAT in patients with moderate-to-severe dementia.

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behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementiadementiaequine-assisted therapyolder persons

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PMCPMC12158593

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