Animal-assisted therapy for children to recover their mental health problems: Exploring the role of nurse in supporting children during horseback riding programs

• Project/Area Number: 25862227
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: KAWAMURA Namiko 大分大学, 医学部, 教授 (50344560)
• Research Collaborator: SATO Hironobu ; IWAMOTO Yuichi
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 子ども / 精神看護 / コミュニケーション / 動物介在療法 / 乗馬 / 発達障がい / 発達障害 / 医療・福祉 / 臨床 / 看護学 / 動物

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of nurse in supporting children with mental problems during horse riding programs. Researcher provided children with communicative problems or mental illness with horseback riding programs to develop their communication skill. Data were collected qualitatively. Participants (children) were observed during horse riding programs with an evaluation sheet, some data are analyzed in detail in a case study. Participants (nurse and care staff member) were interviewed.
It has been clarified that nursing staff members give consideration into the reaction of children delicately and they slightly promote the children’s action.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 乗馬プログラムにおける発達障害をもつ子どもの行動の変化：乗馬行動観察リストの作成とそれを用いた評価から (2015)
  • Author(s): 河村 奈美子, 岩本 祐一, 松永 拓, 釘宮 誠司
  • Journal Title: 大分大学高等教育開発センター紀要 Volume: 7 Pages: 45-52
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] The influence by the horseback riding program for child with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Evaluation from a view pointy of care staff (2016)
  • Author(s): Namiko Kawamura, Yuichi Iwamoto, Hironobu Sato, Taku Matsunaga , Seiji Kugimiya
  • Organizer: 14th Triennial International Conference of International Association of Human-animal Interaction Organizationas
  • Place of Presentation: Paris (Congress Center in the Cite des Sciences et de l’Industrie)
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-11
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 発達障がいをもつ子どもに対する乗馬プログラムの試み (2014)
  • Author(s): 河村 奈美子, 岩本 祐一, 本山 靖子, 松永 拓, 釘宮 誠司, 佐藤 宏信
  • Organizer: 第60回九州精神医療学会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡国際会議場（福岡県福岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-12-04 – 2014-12-05
• [Presentation] 乗馬プログラムの後にA君の描きたいという気持ちを支えたものは何か (2014)
  • Author(s): 河村 奈美子
  • Organizer: 日本質的心理学会第11回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 松山大学（愛媛県松山市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-18 – 2014-10-19