A influência da terapia assistida por animais na funcionalidade de uma criança com diplegia espástica: um estudo de caso
Autor: | Laura Guerra Zago; Alenia Varela Finger; Fabiana Maria Kintschner |
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Sprache: | Portugiesisch |
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2011 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92920013021 https://doaj.org/toc/1677-1028 https://doaj.org/toc/1983-9324 1677-1028 1983-9324 https://doaj.org/article/bb19f3aeafad4224b149074917e3b753 https://doaj.org/article/bb19f3aeafad4224b149074917e3b753 |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bb19f3aeafad4224b149074917e3b753 |
Zusammenfassung
Introduction: Individuals with spastic diplegia present a series of functional impairments due to their physical condition, especially in the lower limbs. Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), in which the main team member is the animal, begins to stand out, despite not being a much studied therapeutic resource. Objective: This study's goal was to examine the influence of AAT on functionality. Methods: A qualitative-quantitative case study with a child with spastic diplegia was conducted. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were applied to the child's caregiver to measure results. The child's progress was recorded in the researchers' field diary. Results: At the study's end, we identified functional improvement in the categories of selfcare, mobility and social function. Conclusion: It was felt that the TAA is a fun and exciting therapeutic approach, able to improve the performance of functional activities by the child.