Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-03-16T12:13:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Annelisa Bruna Faccin.pdf: 2179534 bytes, checksum: 2ce833d1928cba2902946b886673f8ff (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-16T12:13:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Annelisa Bruna Faccin.pdf: 2179534 bytes, checksum: 2ce833d1928cba2902946b886673f8ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-28 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / INTRODUCTION: Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) is a goal oriented and structured activity that intentionally includes animals in health and education fields to obtain humans therapeutic gains. Increasingly, hospitals incorporate these services to offer patients, adults and children, a possibility to improve their and their families well-being. The positive results of theses interventions in the field of health have been the target of desirable national and international scientific researches. In hospitalized pediatric patients, studies suggest that many benefits are obtained by the interaction of the child with the animal, among them, withdrawal from social isolation and decrease in the sensation of self-reported pain. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of Animal Assisted Intervention on verbal and nonverbal expression of psychic contents in hospitalized children. METHOD: It is a qualitative research. 05 subjects participated, in which 02 male and 03 female, from 06 to 10 years old, hospitalized at least 02 days. Co-therapist dogs: Thor, 04 years old and Kate, 03 years old, both Golden Retriever breed, selected by international protocols conducted by the researcher. Drawings and Wartegg Test were applied before and after AAI. RESULTS: In the studied population, it was verified that the presence of the dog favored greater contact with the emotional aspects and, by extension, attempts to cope with the disease. CONCLUSION: The results of this research suggest the AAI in the hospital environment provided the possibility of stagnating the pathological condition in favor of the Self reintegration experience, that is, a reappropriation of its subjective identity, partially blocked by the process of illness and hospitalization / INTRODUÇÃO: Intervenção Assistida por Animais (IAA) é toda atividade com objetivos orientados e estruturados que intencionalmente incorpora animais aos campos da saúde e educação com a finalidade de obter ganhos terapêuticos em humanos. Cada vez mais, hospitais incorporam esses atendimentos para oferecer aos pacientes, adultos e crianças, uma possibilidade de melhora no bem-estar do hospitalizado e seus familiares. As implicações positivas dessas intervenções no campo da saúde têm sido alvo de desejável investigação científica nacional e internacional. Em pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados, estudos sugerem que muitos benefícios são obtidos na interação da criança com o animal, entre os quais, afastamento do isolamento social e diminuição na sensação de dor autorreferida. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os efeitos da Intervenção Assistida por Animais na expressão verbal e não verbal de conteúdos psíquicos em crianças hospitalizadas. MÉTODO: Pesquisa de natureza qualitativa. Participaram 05 sujeitos, sendo 02 do sexo masculino e 03 do sexo feminino, de 06 a 10 anos, hospitalizados há pelo menos 02 dias. Cães co-terapeutas: Thor, 04 anos e Kate, 03 anos, ambos da raça Golden Retriever, selecionados de acordo com critérios de protocolos internacionais, conduzidos pela pesquisadora. Foram aplicados desenhos e teste de Wartegg antes e depois da IAA. RESULTADOS: Na população estudada verificou-se que a presença do cão favoreceu maior contato com os aspectos emocionais e, por extensão, tentativas de enfrentamento da doença. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados dessa pesquisa sugerem que a IAA no ambiente hospitalar proporcionou, aos sujeitos estudados, a possibilidade de estancar a condição patológica em favor de uma experiência de reintegração do Eu, ou seja, uma reapropriação de sua identidade subjetiva, parcialmente tolhida pelo processo de adoecimento e hospitalização

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-03-16T12:15:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Glícia Ribeiro de Oliveira.pdf: 2925159 bytes, checksum: 5e5fdca9e5026ab15dfe3f82cbc795e7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-16T12:15:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Glícia Ribeiro de Oliveira.pdf: 2925159 bytes, checksum: 5e5fdca9e5026ab15dfe3f82cbc795e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / INTRODUCTION: This study is aligned with the researches that show that the animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is a possibility to mitigate the possible vulnerability of children when hospitalized and that the presence of a dog contributes to face it, in addition to enhance a sense of well-being. Two complementary studies are presented. PURPOSE: Study 1: To describe comparatively the communicative behavior of children hospitalized with (AAI) and without a dog, in a playful context. Study 2: To describe comparatively the vital signs results and of the cortisol levels in children hospitalized, pre- and post-animal assisted Intervention. METHODS: Study 1: 46 subjects participated in a leisure activity (reading a children's book): 27 in the presence of a dog (Research Group-RG-AAI) and 19 subject without the dog (Control Group-CG). The activity was conducted individually and spontaneously, using the proposal of a ‘Velcometry’, in which the subject would interact with the figures on the book with Velcro straps on the back of the book, on the dog vest (RG), or in the felt board (CG). Collected data were submitted to descriptive and comparative analysis from the analysis of the videos of the RG and CG by the researcher and by 04 judges (02 specialized in the AAI performance and 02 speech-language pathologists). Categories (and their subcategories) of relevant content were established. For the RG and the CG: Non-verbal behavior (body posture; visual contact; facial expression); Interaction and dialogic activity; Motivation for reading. Specifically for the RG: Spontaneous autobiographical reports and photographic records of the AAI. Study 2: 27 subjects participated in a leisure activity (reading a children's book) in the presence of a dog (AAI): The vital signs were measured and material (saliva) was collected to assess the cortisol level before and after the AAI. The collected data were compared from the analysis of the vital signs and cortisol results, before and after the AAI. RESULTS: Study 1: The RG was highlighted in the sample studied: gradual increase of visual and body contacts with the researcher and with the dog in the course of the activity; significant occurrence of happy facial expressions, interaction and dialogy; as well as of spontaneous narratives and motivation for reading. Study 2: In subjects studied, in pre- and post-AAI contexts, vital signs did not show statistically significant differences; however, the reduction of cortisol levels was statistically significant and it was associated to the immune responses on the reduction of stress. CONCLUSION: Study 1: The AAI provided beneficial effects, establishing itself as powerful international resource to address the biopsychic burden involved in the hospitalization process of the child. Study 2: The AAI can mitigate the effects of the stressful environment and enhance the sense of well-being of children hospitalized / INTRODUÇÃO: Esse estudo se alinha com as pesquisas que apontam que a Intervenção Assistida por Animais (IAA) seja uma possibilidade que amenize a possível vulnerabilidade de crianças diante à situação da hospitalização e de que a presença de um cão contribui para o seu enfrentamento, além de potencializar a sensação de bem-estar. São apresentados 2 estudos complementares. OBJETIVOS: Estudo 1: Descrever comparativamente as condutas comunicativas de crianças hospitalizadas na presença (IAA) e na ausência de um cão, em contexto lúdico. Estudo 2: Descrever comparativamente os resultados da aferição de sinais vitais e mensuração dos níveis de cortisol de crianças hospitalizadas, pré e pós Intervenção Assistida por Animais. MÉTODO: Estudo 1: 46 sujeitos participaram de uma atividade lúdica (leitura de um livro infantil): 27 na presença de um cão (Grupo Pesquisa – GP - IAA) e 19 sujeitos sem o cão (Grupo Controle – GC). A atividade ocorreu individualmente, de forma espontânea, utilizando a proposta do Velcômetro, em que o sujeito aderia figuras do livro com velcros colados no verso, no colete do cão (GP), ou no quadro de feltro (GC). Os dados coletados foram submetidos à análise descritiva e comparativa a partir da análise dos vídeos do GP e GC pela pesquisadora e 04 juízes (02 especialistas na atuação em IAA e 02 fonoaudiólogas). Estabeleceram-se categorias (e respectivas subcategorias) relevantes de conteúdo. Para o GP e GC: Comportamento não verbal (postura corporal; contato visual; sorrisos); Interação e atividade dialógica; Motivação para a leitura. Para o GP, especificamente: Relatos autobiográficos espontâneos e Registros fotográficos da IAA. Estudo 2: 27 sujeitos participaram de uma atividade lúdica (leitura de um livro infantil) na presença de um cão (IAA). Foram realizadas aferições de sinais vitais e coleta de material (saliva) para mensuração do nível de cortisol pré e pós IAA. Os dados coletados foram comparados a partir da análise dos resultados dos sinais vitais e cortisol, pré e pós IAA. RESULTADOS: Estudo 1: Na amostra estudada, evidenciou-se no GP: gradativo aumento dos contatos visual e corporal do sujeito com a pesquisadora e com o cão no decorrer da atividade; ocorrência significativa de sorrisos, de interação e dialogia; de narrativas espontâneas e motivação para a leitura. Estudo 2: Nos sujeitos estudados, nos contextos pré e pós IAA, os sinais vitais não apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas, entretanto, a redução dos níveis de cortisol foi estatisticamente significativa, associando-se às respostas imunológicas diante da diminuição do estresse. CONCLUSÃO: Estudo 1: A IAA teve efeitos benéficos, configurando-se como recurso interacional potente para lidar com a situação de sofrimento biopsíquico envolvido no processo de hospitalização da criança. Estudo 2: A IAA pode minimizar os efeitos do ambiente estressor e potencializar a sensação de bem-estar de crianças hospitalizadas

The aim with this research is to present children with autism an alternative method through animal assisted therapy to communicate and socialize. Since children with autism cannot be guided to mastery of full maturity by means of the ordinary education system, separate provision of highly specialized fomative and formal education is essential. Autism prevents a child from reaching out to the world and other people. Autism implies a lack of communication with others and entails a disturbed dialogue with the world. This is revealed by the strange and odd behaviour of the child with autism. The aim of this research is to use animal assited therapy to bridge the gap between numerous problems experienced by the child with autism ascribed to his inadequate affective life, inablitity to form relationships with others, his language, speech and communication problems and poor sensory integration. / Social Work / M. Diac (Play Therapy)

Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The present research set out to explore parents‟ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding as an activity for their children with multiple disabilities. It was designed to explore their vicarious experiences of the activity as well as their perceptions of their children‟s experiences of the activity. In order to achieve this, a semi-structured interview was set up with 12 parents whose children participate in therapeutic horseback riding at the South African Riding for the Disabled Association (SARDA) in Constantia, Cape Town. The children ranged in age from 6-17 years and had a range of disabilities including physical and intellectual disabilities. Upon completion of the interviews, the data was transcribed by the researcher and analysed using thematic analysis. Following thematic analysis, three themes emerged: the effects of therapeutic horseback riding on the children, parents‟ personal experiences of therapeutic horseback riding and SARDA, and parents‟ perceived reasons for the improvements in their children. These results are supported by results in existing literature. The results however also address a gap in the existing literature regarding parents‟ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding and their children‟s experiences of the activity. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Die huidige navorsing het ten doel om ouers se persepsie ten opsigte van terapeutiese perdry as aktiwiteit vir hul kinders met verskillende vorms van gestremdheid te ondersoek. Daar is gepoog om sowel die ouers as die kinders se ondervinding van die aktiwiteit te bepaal. Ten einde die doelwit te bereik is semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude gereël met twaalf ouers wie se kinders aan die terapeutiese perdry by die South African Riding for the Disabled Association (SARDA) in Constantia, Kaapstad deelneem. Die kinders se ouderdomme het gewissel tussen 6 en 17 jaar en hulle het 'n verskeidenheid van gestremdhede gehad wat beide fisiese en intellektuele gestremdhede ingesluit het. Na afhandeling van die onderhoude, is die data opgeteken deur die navorser en verwerk deur gebruik te maak van tematiese analise. Uit die tematiese analise het die volgende drie patrone duidelik geword: Die effek van terapeutiese perdry op die kinders, ouers se persoonlike ondervinding van terapeutiese perdry en SARDA en ouers se persepsie van die redes vir verbetering in hul kinders. Hierdie resultate word ondersteun deur bestaande literatuur. Die resultate vul ook „n gaping in bestaande literatuur aan ten opsigte van die ouers se persepsie van terapeutiese perdry en ook ouers en hul kinders se ervaring van die aktiwiteit.

The aim with this research is to present children with autism an alternative method through animal assisted therapy to communicate and socialize. Since children with autism cannot be guided to mastery of full maturity by means of the ordinary education system, separate provision of highly specialized fomative and formal education is essential. Autism prevents a child from reaching out to the world and other people. Autism implies a lack of communication with others and entails a disturbed dialogue with the world. This is revealed by the strange and odd behaviour of the child with autism. The aim of this research is to use animal assited therapy to bridge the gap between numerous problems experienced by the child with autism ascribed to his inadequate affective life, inablitity to form relationships with others, his language, speech and communication problems and poor sensory integration. / Social Work / M. Diac (Play Therapy)

The importance of stress management is emphasized throughout this study as well as the need to cater stress management programmes to the unique needs of individuals. The possibility of introducing an animal-assisted stress management programme into the work environment is explored by means of a qualitative study in order to test out the feasibility of such an intervention. The positive physical and psychological effects animals have on humans has been extensively researched and reported. Eleven participants were randomly chosen from within the same department by means of purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were held with each participant and thematic analysis was used to analyse the transcribed interviews. Various themes were identified and explored with the most prominent highlighting the need for privacy, respect and connection. Although animals do have positive effects on some employees, there are individual differences that need to be considered. An electronic animal-assisted stress management intervention is recommended. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)