Summary of the Systematic ReviewARTICLE CITATIONParental perceptions of the effect of child participation in hippotherapy programme on overall improvement of child mental and physical wellbeingMichał Pluta ANNALES UMCS, ZOOTECHNICA (2011) ARTICLE DETAILSDescriptionThe equine-facilitated sessions for a group of kids under the preschool integrated unit were carried out at the Felin Experimental Farm, University of Life Sciences in Lublin from May 2009 till June 2010. The data of patients including their medical history and physician`s referral to the therapeutic horseback riding together with the 12 question-survey completed by parents provided the basis for evaluating the usability and appropriateness of the equine therapy in the subjective parental assessment. The study group comprised 14 people, i.e. 8 girls and 6 boys aged from 3.5 up to 6.5 years (x = 5.21 S = 1.12). Eight kids had infantile cerebral palsy (ICP, 57.14% of studied patients), two patients – autism (14.28%) and another two-psychomotor retardation, while one child was affected by a genetic disorder and one was blind. The equine-assisted services were conducted once a week. ProfessionPhysical Therapist LocationPoland Intervention TerminologyHPOT Study DesignSurvey Sample14 children Age/Population3.5-6.5 years Assessment/ Outcome measure toolsSurvey comprised of twelve questions Result CategoryWellbeing Dosage/Description of InterventionAdministered survey to parents of children who completed 7 months of 'hippotherapy' |