Group Changes in Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability of Children with Down Syndrome and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Dog-Assisted Therapy.

在狗辅助治疗期间 ， 唐氏综合症儿童和自闭症谱系障碍儿童的皮质醇和心率变异性的组变化。

• 影响指数: 2.835
• 发表时间: 2023 Jul 11
• 来源期刊: Children (Basel)
• DOI: 10.3390/children10071200
• PMID: 37508697
• 文章类型: Journal Article
• 作者列表: Griffioen RE,van Boxtel GJM,Verheggen T,Enders-Slegers MJ,Van Der Steen S

关键词: Down syndrome; HRV; animal-assisted interventions; autism spectrum disorder; cortisol; dog-assisted therapy; stress

Abstract

Dog-assisted therapy is hypothesized to lower stress in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and children with Down syndrome (DS), which may be visible on a physiological level. In this study, we measured heart rate variability (HRV) and salivary cortisol of 20 children with DS or ASD at the beginning and end of six weekly sessions of dog-assisted therapy. We found a decrease of cortisol levels during single sessions, but no overall effect after six sessions (six weeks). The effect of dog-assisted therapy on the increase of HRV could not be confirmed. This study is one of the first to use physiological measurements to test the effects of DAT.

摘要

假设狗辅助治疗可以降低自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童和唐氏综合症（DS）儿童的压力，在生理水平上可能是可见的。在这项研究中,我们对20例DS或ASD患儿的心率变异性(HRV)和唾液皮质醇进行了每周6次犬辅助治疗的开始和结束时的测量.我们发现在单个疗程中皮质醇水平下降，但六个疗程(六周)后没有整体效果。狗辅助治疗对HRV增加的影响无法证实。这项研究是第一个使用生理测量来测试DAT效果的研究之一。