香港患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童的狗辅助治疗:一个探索性随机对照试验
Wilfred H S Wong1, Chen Chen1, Amy Tso1
1Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Room 115, 1/F, New Clinical Building, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
European journal of pediatrics
|January 9, 2026
概括
狗辅助治疗 (DAT) 为患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童提供社会和情感支持. 这项研究发现,在改善ASD儿童的心理健康和生活质量方面,DAT与传统教育相提并论.
科学领域:
- 儿科心理学 儿科心理学
- 动物辅助干预 动物辅助干预
背景情况:
- 动物辅助干预 (AAI) 是患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童的一个有希望的补充,提供社会和情感支持.
- 关于狗辅助治疗 (DAT) 对患有自闭症情绪和行为问题以及生活质量的儿童的具体影响的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 评估狗辅助治疗 (DAT) 对自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 儿童的心理问题和整体福祉的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项探索性随机对照试验 (RCT) 涉及64名患有自闭症的儿童 (年龄在6-15岁),他们被分配到一个结构化的8个会议的DAT计划或传统的教育课程中.
- 在干预前和后进行了儿科生活质量清单和优点和困难问卷.
- 结合的t测试和独立的t测试/曼-惠特尼U测试用于数据分析.
主要成果:
- DAT组显示生活质量的显著改善 (P=0.007) 和总困难的减少 (P=0.003),包括外部化行为,行为问题和过度活跃.
- 对照组也显示了总困难的显著减少 (P=0.035).
- 在DAT和对照组之间没有观察到统计学上显著的变化差异 (P>0.05).
结论:
- 狗辅助疗法 (DAT) 在改善ASD儿童的心理健康和生活质量方面,表现出与传统学校课程相当的效果.
- DAT可以被认为是接受标准教育培训的ASD儿童有益的补充疗法.
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