The Impact of a 20-Minute Animal-Assisted Activity Session on the Physiological and Emotional States in Patients With Fibromyalgia
| Autor: | Arya B. Mohabbat, Tricia Turpin, Lei Wang, Rachel Anderson, Jessica M. Smidt, François Martin, Brent A. Bauer, Natalie Langenfeld-McCoy, Stephanie D. Clark, Ragen T. S. McGowan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Fibromyalgia Adolescent Hydrocortisone Visual analogue scale 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Oxytocin law.invention Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Dogs 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial Animal Assisted Therapy law Heart rate medicine Animals Humans Heart rate variability 030212 general & internal medicine Saliva Aged Pain Measurement business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Electrocardiography Ambulatory Physical therapy Population study Female Integrative medicine Chronic Pain business |
| Zdroj: | Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95:2442-2461 |
| ISSN: | 0025-6196 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.037 |
| Popis: | Objective To study the direct physiological and emotional impact of an animal-assisted activity (AAA) session (a form of complementary and integrative medicine) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Patients and Methods The study population consisted of 221 participants with FM who were attending Mayo Clinic’s Fibromyalgia Treatment Program between August 5, 2017, and September 1, 2018. This was a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to either the treatment group (a 20-minute session with a certified therapy dog and handler) or the control group (a 20-minute session with a handler only). To gain a better understanding of the direct physiological and emotional effects of AAA in patients with FM, we used multiple noninvasive physiologic-emotional biomarkers, including salivary cortisol and oxytocin concentrations, tympanic membrane temperatures, and various cardiac parameters, in addition to standardized pain and mood-based questionnaires. Results Results show a decrease in heart rate, an increase in heart rate variability, an increase in well-being survey scores, an increase in salivary oxytocin, and subsequent tympanic membrane temperature changes, suggesting that participants in the treatment group were in a more positive emotional-physiologic state as a result of the AAA session compared with the control group. Conclusion Our results suggest that a 20-minute therapy dog visit in an outpatient setting can significantly and positively impact the physical and mental health of patients with FM. |
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