Complementary therapies in clinical practice.
Publisher:
Elsevier,
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:2005 -
ISSN:
1744-3881 (Print)
1873-6947 (Electronic)
1744-3881 (Linking)
1873-6947 (Electronic)
1744-3881 (Linking)
Impact Factor
3
2022
| NLM ID: | 101225531 |
| (OCoLC): | 58595936 |
| LCCN: | 2005243420 |
| Classification: | W1 CO4514 |
Equine-assisted therapeutic activities and their influence on the heart rate variability: A systematic review. To examine the effect of equine-assisted therapeutic interventions on users' heart rate variability, using this said variability as an objective biological variable related to stress levels. Methods: A systematic review has been carried out using the methodology suggested in the PRISMA declaration following systematic searches in academic databases. Results: 432 registers were initially identified; however, in the screening and suitability process, nine papers were included in the review. With one exception, all of them reported that equine-assisted therapeutic activities had a favourable effe...