Gériatrie et psychologie neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement.
Publisher:
John Libbey Eurotext
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: France
Language: fre
Start Year:2011 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 2115-8789 (Print) 2115-7863 (Electronic) 2115-7863 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101553404 |
| (OCoLC): | 727338535 |
| LCCN: | 2011243375 |
| Classification: | W1 PS649L |
[Effects of pony-assisted therapy on the behavior of older people with neurocognitive disorders living in nursing homes]. Experienced in psychomotricity in two nursing homes, pony-assisted therapy shows first positive effects on psycho-behavioral symptoms. Recognized in the field of disability and psychiatry, this form of therapy is not developed in gerontology. To measure the effects of this therapy on the behavior of elderly people with neurocognitive disorders living in long-term care and especially on the involvement in this activity. Anxiety and apathy were chosen as the measurement criteria. An intervention study with an experimental cross-study design was conducted over two months for 23 subjects. An inter...