Animal Assisted Activities on the Stress and Social Anxiety

NCT04845100 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 013
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the effects of animal-assisted activities on the stress and social anxiety levels of physically disabled children. Method: The research was carried out in two separate Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers providing education under the Antalya Provincial Directorate of National Education. The data of the study were obtained between November 2019-September 2020. The study is a single blind randomized controlled study designed in a pretest, posttest and follow-up design. The study was carried out in two different institutions to prevent contamination. Institutions are determined by an independent lottery method. The sample of the study consisted of 44 physically disabled children between the ages of 8-11, as the intervention group (n: 21) and the control group (n: 23). A 45-60 minute structured animal supported activity program (HayDAP) was applied to the intervention group, once a week for 7 weeks. Interviews were conducted individually. The data of the study were obtained using Personal Information Form (KBF), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Social Anxiety Scale for Children. Follow-up evaluation was made at the end of the 1st month following the completion of the application. There was no intervention in the control group. The data were analyzed using the Pearson Ki-Square Test in SPSS 23.0 package program, Fisher's Exact Test if large, Shapiro-Wilks Test, Box M, Bonferroni and mixed pattern ANOVA tests. A 95% significance level (or α = 0.05 margin of error) was used to determine the differences in the analyzes.

Conditions

Stress; Social Anxiety; Disabling Disease; Animal Communication; Nursing Caries; Child

Keywords

pet therapy; disabled child; stress; social anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stress

  Perceived Stress Levell Scale; This one-dimensional scale consists of 9 items. It has a 4-point Likert type rating. The scores that can be obtained from the scale are between 9 and 36. The high scores on the scale questions indicate that the individual's stress level is means to be high.

  7 Weeks, 1 Month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Social Anxiety

  7 Weeks, 1 Month

• Blood Pressure

  Only intervention group, every pre-intervention and post-intervention: During HayDAP intervention, for 7 weeks, before and after each application

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The Effect Of Animal Assisted Activities On The Stress And Social Anxiety Levels Of Disabled Children Animal Assisted Activity Program (HayDAP)

Other: Animal Assisted Activity Program

Control group

OTHER

No intervention

Other: Animal Assisted Activity Program

Interventions

Animal Assisted Activity Program OTHER

Animal Assisted Activity Program (HayDAP) 1. st week (Pre-test, introduction-introduction) 2. nd week (Information about cats) 3. th (Cat story reading) 4. th week (Teaching songs, poems, rhymes about cat) 5. th week (Making / decorating a cat house) 6. th week (Participation in the rehabilitation program with the treatment animal) 7. th week (Evaluation and closing, last test)

Control group; Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in research
• Being in the age range of 8-11,
• Only being physically disabled,
• Reading and writing,
• Parent's consent for the child to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Do not have an obstacle about the message
• Being in any chronic disease with immune deficiency,
• Don't have any animal allergies,
• Application being afraid of animals,
• Have an existing animal of your own, past or present
• Extraction Criteria:
• Not participating in the interview for more than 2 weeks,
• Development of a medical condition that prevents communication,
• Participant's right to withdraw from the research in line with his family or his own request

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Şeyma Demiralay: lead

Study Sites (1)

Şeyma Demiralay

Antalya, 07210, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Animal Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• İlkay KESER, Ass. Prof.

  Akdeniz University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Graduate student

Model Details: The study is a single blind randomized controlled study designed in a pretest, posttest and follow-up design.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2021
• First Posted: April 14, 2021
• Study Start: November 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2020
• Study Completion: November 15, 2020
• Last Updated: April 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)