Wilcoxon signed-rank test results of both groups.

Equine Facilitated Psychiatry and Psychology (EFPP) is a supportive non-pharmacological treatment program used in the treatment of patients with substance use disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible change in patient’s health and health-related quality of life between the first and fourth session of the EFPP program using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). The Human-Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS) and a 5-point Likert-type scale was used for an assessment of patient’s mood in the experimental group. The study sample included 57 patients (39 in experimental group with EFPP and 18 without EFPP program) with substance use disorders hospitalized in the psychiatric hospital. Comparing the initial and final patients scores in the experimental group, there was a significant positive shift in three of the four domains of the HoNOS scale and in seven of the eight dimensions of the AQoL scale. HAIS significantly increased (p <0.001) in time as well as patient´s mood after every session and in long time perspective. Based on these results, we can assume that the EFPP might be one of the successful programs which may improve patient´s mood and social interactions in substance use disorders.

马辅助精神医学与心理学（Equine Facilitated Psychiatry and Psychology, EFPP）是一类用于物质使用障碍患者治疗的支持性非药物治疗方案。本研究旨在借助生活质量评估量表（Assessment of Quality of Life, AQoL）与国家健康结果量表（Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, HoNOS），评估EFPP项目首次疗程与第四次疗程之间，患者健康状况及健康相关生活质量的潜在变化。实验组采用人兽互动量表（Human-Animal Interaction Scale, HAIS）与李克特5级量表，对患者的情绪状态进行评估。本研究的样本共纳入57名住院精神科物质使用障碍患者，其中39人接受EFPP治疗，18人未参与EFPP项目。对比实验组患者的初始与终末评分结果可见，HoNOS量表4个维度中的3个维度、以及AQoL量表8个维度中的7个维度均出现显著正向变化。HAIS评分随时间推移显著升高（p <0.001），患者情绪在每次疗程后及长期随访中均得到改善。基于上述研究结果，本研究推测EFPP或可成为改善物质使用障碍患者情绪与社会交往功能的有效治疗方案之一。