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Titre : | The effect of animal-assisted therapy on nursing student anxiety: A randomized control study (2021) |
Auteurs : | Della Anderson ; Stephanie Brown |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Nurse Education in Practice (Vol. 52, March 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-7 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103042 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Résumé : |
Background and objective
Nursing student stress has a major impact on academic performance and testing anxiety is one prominent source. This study evaluated the influence of dogs in decreasing student anxiety at a nursing program prior to a medication dosage calculation exam. Method This study uses a convenience sample randomly assigned to a control and intervention group with a pre-pre, pre, post and post-post-test using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The intervention group experienced a therapy dog intervention prior to the medication dosage calculation exam. Results Using a repeated measures one-way MANOVA, there was a statistically significance difference between intervention and control groups Wilks ∧ = 0.761, F(8, 79) = 3.103, p Conclusion A brief interaction with therapy dogs prior to a medication calculation exam decreased anxiety in a convenience sample of nursing students. This study adds empirical knowledge to the field of animal-assisted therapy and nursing student anxiety-coping methods. |
Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471595321000780#! |