Effects of animal-assisted psychotherapy incorporating mindfulness and self-compassion in neurorehabilitation: A randomized controlled feasibility trial

The presented study evaluates a psychotherapeutic mindfulness- and self-compassion-based group intervention (MSCBI) with and without animal-assistance for patients with acquired brain injury and was designed as a randomized controlled trial conducted at a neurorehabilitation clinic in Switzerland (REHAB Basel). Both groups had access to treatment as usual and were followed-up until four weeks after completing the intervention. For the primary outcome, patients completed self-report questionnaires at baseline (t1; week 0), post-treatment (t2; week 7), and follow-up-treatment (t3; week 11). For the secondary outcome, patients completed self-report questionnaires regarding their emotional states before and after each session. Acceptability was measured via adherence to treatment, operationalized by the number of attended sessions. The attrition-rate was operationalized by the number of dropouts, assessed for each group separately.本研究针对获得性脑损伤患者，评估了配合与不配合动物辅助的基于正念与自我慈悲的团体心理治疗干预（mindfulness- and self-compassion-based group intervention，缩写MSCBI）的效果，该研究为在瑞士巴塞尔神经康复诊所（REHAB Basel）开展的随机对照试验。两组受试者均可接受常规治疗，并在干预结束后随访至第4周。针对主要结局指标，受试者分别在基线（t1；第0周）、干预后（t2；第7周）及随访阶段（t3；第11周）填写自评问卷。针对次要结局指标，受试者需在每次干预疗程的前后分别填写针对自身情绪状态的自评问卷。干预可接受性以治疗依从性为评估维度，以受试者实际参与的干预场次数量作为操作化量化指标。脱落率以脱落受试者人数作为操作化量化指标，并分别对两组进行统计分析。