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Animal-Assisted Green Care Farming For Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury, Alex Sargsyan
Animal-Assisted Green Care Farming For Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury, Alex Sargsyan
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Animal-Assisted Green Care Farming for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Purpose
To examine the effects of Animal Assisted Therapies with Farm Animals (AATF) with domesticated ducks on depression and anxiety.
Aim
The proposed study will use single-group time series design and collect survey data to explore the changes in anxiety and depression in patients exposed to AATF. The study will be guided by the Self-Efficacy Theory. The study will involve 30 patients with TBI living in The Crumley House Rehabilitation Center in Limestone, TN.
Hypothesis. Engaging in AATF with domesticated ducks will be associated with decrease in anxiety and depression. …