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Farm Animal-Assisted Intervention for People with Clinical Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pedersen, Ingeborg, Martinsen, Egil W., Berget, Bente, Braastad, Bjarne O.·2012·Anthrozoös
DOI 10.2752/175303712x13316289505260
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The concept of Green care includes a diversity of interventions at farms, where the common basis of the interventions is use of nature and the natural environment to improve or promote health and well-being. Farm animals are a natural part of this service and farm animal-assisted interventions may act as a complementary intervention within mental health care. The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of a 12-week farm animal-assisted intervention on levels of depression (BDI-IA), state anxiety (STAI-SS), and self-efficacy (GSE) in people with clinical depression. Twenty-nine people (23 women and 6 men, mean age 37.8 years, range 23–58) were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 16) or a wait-list control group (n = 13). In the intervention group, the participants worked twice a week with the farmer in the cowshed. They interacted on their own choice with dairy cattle via work tasks and physical contact. A significant decline in depression (t(15) = –3.53, p = 0.003) and a significant increase in self-efficacy (t(15) = 2.18, p = 0.045) were seen in the intervention group between recruitment and end of intervention. In the control group, no significant changes were found. No significant differences were found when comparing change in mental health measures in the intervention and control groups. However, more subjects in the intervention group (6) than in the control group (1) had clinically significant change, indicating that animal- assisted intervention in Gre…

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  • Three studies administered follow-up assessments, which demonstrated that the novelty effects associated with AAI may have been short-lived.

    “three studies administered follow-up assessments (Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008;Berget et al. 2011;Pedersen et al. 2012), which demonstrated that the novelty effects associated with aaI may have been short-lived.”

    From A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Pedersen et al. 2012

  • Some studies used measures tapping specific constructs such as self-efficacy and self-esteem, whereas others used broader measures such as overall quality of life.

    “some studies used measures that tapped specific constructs, such as self-efficacy (e.g., Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008;Pedersen et al. 2012) and self-esteem (e.g., Chu et al. 2009), whereas others used broader measures, such as overall quality of life for children with cerebral palsy (e.g., Davis et al. 2009).”

    From A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Pedersen et al. 2012

  • Only three studies, Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008, Berget et al. 2011, and Pedersen et al. 2012, reported follow-up assessments beyond the end of treatment.

    “however, only three studies (Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008;Berget et al. 2011;Pedersen et al. 2012) reported follow-up assessments beyond the end of treatment.”

    From A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Pedersen et al. 2012

  • AAI using farm animals may be beneficial for individuals with depression and other forms of psychiatric disorders.

    “We also found that aaI using farm animals may be beneficial for individuals with depression (Pedersen et al. 2012) and other forms of psychiatric disorders (Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008;Berget et al. 2011).”

    From A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Pedersen et al. 2012

  • Three studies found beneficial psychological effects with farm animal-assisted therapy, although two of these studies reported findings using the same sample.

    “three studies found beneficial psychological effects with farm animal-assisted therapy (Berget, Ekeberg and Braastad 2008;Berget et al. 2011;Pedersen et al. 2012), although two of these studies reported findings using the same sample.”

    From A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Pedersen et al. 2012

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Authors
Pedersen, I., Martinsen, E. W., Berget, B., & Braastad, B. O.
Affiliations
  • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
  • Oslo University Hospital (NO)
Corresponding author
Pedersen, Ingeborg
ORCID
Venue
Anthrozoös
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2012-06
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
149-160
ISSN
  • 0892-7936 (ISSN-L)
  • 1753-0377
DOI
10.2752/175303712x13316289505260
OpenAlex
W2082072021
Cited by
68
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17
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FWCI
7.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Anthrozoös (publishedVersion)
Funders
Norges Forskningsråd
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Green Space and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
major depressive disorder, green care, dairy cattle, cowshed, state anxiety, self-efficacy, nature-based interventions, human-animal interaction

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