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<p>Animal-assisted interventions are increasingly being used in psychiatric care, although studies to date have primarily focused on programs lasting several weeks. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a&#xa0;single, occupational therapy-supported visit to a&#xa0;farm on situational anxiety and current well-being among psychiatric patients. In a&#xa0;single-group pre–post design, patients in a&#xa0;psychiatric ward were assessed before and after a&#xa0;2‑h farm visit using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Current Mood Scale. Additionally, the subjective evaluation of the intervention was recorded using the Session Evaluation Questionnaire. The analysis was performed using <i>t</i> tests for paired samples. A&#xa0;significant reduction in situational anxiety and a&#xa0;marked improvement in mood were observed between the pre- and post-measurements, each with large effect sizes. The subjective evaluation of the farm visit was also consistently positive. The results suggest that even a&#xa0;single animal-assisted intervention in the context of a&#xa0;farm visit can in the short term contribute to an improvement in emotional well-being and a&#xa0;reduction in anxiety. Such low-threshold interventions represent a&#xa0;promising addition to psychiatric settings.</p>

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Tiergestützte Ergotherapie für Psychiatriepatient:innen: Einfluss eines Hofbesuchs auf Angst und Befindlichkeit

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    2026年4月27日

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  • Gloria Mittmann,
  • Matthias Neumann,
  • Daniela Kremser,
  • Jasmin Ullmann,
  • Martin Aigner,
  • Verena Steiner-Hofbauer

摘要

Animal-assisted interventions are increasingly being used in psychiatric care, although studies to date have primarily focused on programs lasting several weeks. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a single, occupational therapy-supported visit to a farm on situational anxiety and current well-being among psychiatric patients. In a single-group pre–post design, patients in a psychiatric ward were assessed before and after a 2‑h farm visit using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Current Mood Scale. Additionally, the subjective evaluation of the intervention was recorded using the Session Evaluation Questionnaire. The analysis was performed using t tests for paired samples. A significant reduction in situational anxiety and a marked improvement in mood were observed between the pre- and post-measurements, each with large effect sizes. The subjective evaluation of the farm visit was also consistently positive. The results suggest that even a single animal-assisted intervention in the context of a farm visit can in the short term contribute to an improvement in emotional well-being and a reduction in anxiety. Such low-threshold interventions represent a promising addition to psychiatric settings.