Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on issues related to motor performance and socioaffective interaction of a teen with cerebral palsy: a case study

Authors

  • Jéssica Rodrigues Porto Centro Universitário Franciscano
  • Louise Bertoldo Quatrin Centro Universitário Franciscano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v13n4.5093

Keywords:

Animal assisted therapy, Cerebral palsy, Physiotherapy (techniques), Motor skills.

Abstract

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive injury sequel which occurred in the pre-, peri- or post-natal affecting the central nervous system development. The Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is presented as an alternative treatment complementary to physical therapy where the animal is part of this, although still unknown by most people. Objective: To analyze the effect of the TAA on issues related to motor performance and socioaffective interaction of a teen with cerebral palsy. Method: A research with quantitative and qualitative approach was conducted. The subject was a teenager with quadriparetic spastic cerebral palsy. The instruments used were the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) and a semi-structured interview adapted to adolescents’ legal guardian. Results: We identified improvement in motor performance with pre- (52.53%) and post-therapy (58.32%) scores; and in the socioaffective issues reported by the participant’s mother in the interviews. Conclusion: It was observed that the intervention used is a therapeutic resource capable of improving the teenager’s motor performance as well as socioaffective issues.

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Author Biographies

Jéssica Rodrigues Porto, Centro Universitário Franciscano

Fisioterapeuta

Louise Bertoldo Quatrin, Centro Universitário Franciscano

Fisioterapeuta. Mestre em Saúde Coletiva. Docente do Curso de Fisioterapia do Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria-RS.

Published

2015-02-12

How to Cite

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Porto JR, Quatrin LB. Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on issues related to motor performance and socioaffective interaction of a teen with cerebral palsy: a case study. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2015 Feb. 12 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];13(4):625-32. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/5093

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Section

Cases studies