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The Effect of Animal Assisted Activity to Elderly

NCT05724927 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2023-02-13

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Summary

There is a global increase in the elderly population day by day. Biopsychosocial regressions and various health problems are seen in the elderly, and their care and follow-up are mostly carried out in nursing homes. It is stated that the elderly individuals living in the nursing home see the institution related to the institution they stay as an area for making friends and socializing with their peers, but the elderly individuals staying in these institutions experience various limitations. If the elderly individual's assessment of his life is positive, self-compassion is achieved, if it is negative, he falls into despair, depressive mood and loneliness symptoms can be seen. Various psychosocial interventions are recommended for elderly individuals within the scope of protecting and improving mental health. One of the interventions that can be done is animal-supported activities that provide human-animal interaction. Studies conducted in our country with animal-supported activities are very limited, and they have mostly been studied with children. In the international literature, although there are various studies within the scope of animal-supported activities, the number of studies evaluating the effect of interaction with fish is very limited, and studies with fish interaction have been recommended by various researchers. This study is unique because it is the first study in our country to evaluate the effects of animal-assisted practices on the psychosocial health of elderly individuals living in nursing homes.

Conditions

  • Old Age; Debility
  • Nursing Home
  • Loss of Interest in Activities
  • Loneliness
  • Depression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Animal assisted activity

The interviews consist of a total of six interviews, including an introduction, four studies, and a termination. Interviews will be held individually in each person's own room in the nursing home. Materials such as plastic aquarium, fish, fish food, fish food scales that will be given to the individuals during the interviews will be taken to the institution by the researchers before and will be given to the elderly individuals in the second interview.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Atlas University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-20
Primary Completion
2023-11-17
Completion
2023-11-17

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