自闭症儿童和治疗犬在小组干预期间的幸福指标:试点研究
Viviana Orsola Giuliano1, Luigi Sacchettino1, Alina Simona Rusu2
1Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 81037 Naples, Italy.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|July 29, 2025
概括
这项试点研究探讨了自闭症谱系障碍儿童的狗辅助活动. 虽然生理学标志物显示出不同的结果,但父母报告说,孩子的社交能力有了显著的改善.
科学领域:
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 动物辅助服务 (AAS) 提供了记录的心理和身体健康益处.
- 自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 是一种影响社会互动和沟通的神经发育状况.
- 狗辅助活动是一种具有治疗潜力的特定形式的AAS.
研究的目的:
- 调查ASD儿童在狗辅助活动期间的精神生理指标.
- 评估儿童和狗的唾液中催产素和皮质醇水平的变化.
- 评估家长和教练对计划影响的看法.
主要方法:
- 一项为期90天的试点研究,涉及10名患有自闭症的儿童和4名经验丰富的治疗犬.
- 每周一个小时的会议,收集唾液,在每次会议之前和之后进行催产素和皮质醇分析.
- 为家长和狗养者提供课程后问卷,评估感知效应和动物福祉.
主要成果:
- 在课程期间,狗的催产素或皮质醇水平没有显著变化;在课程后注意到催产素和皮质醇增加的趋势.
- 患有自闭症的儿童在治疗后的唾液皮质醇水平呈现出统计学上显著的增加,但氧化素并没有出现.
- 父母报告说,孩子的社交能力有100%的改善;养者没有注意到狗的压力迹象.
结论:
- 狗辅助活动可能会对ASD儿童的社交能力产生积极的影响,尽管生理反应需要进一步调查.
- 通过仔细的选择,确保治疗犬的福祉对于有效的AAS至关重要.
- 这项研究强调了进一步研究儿童群体中AAS细微生理和行为影响的需要.
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