Animal Assisted Interventions in the Green Care Framework: A Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Eligibility Criteria
2.2. Databases and Search Strategy
2.3. Data Collection Process
3. Results
3.1. Overview
3.2. Objectives of the Studies
3.3. Settings in Agricultural Environment
3.4. Animal Species Involved
3.5. Characteristics of the Users Involved
3.6. Kind of Human-Animal Interaction
3.7. Other Activities without Animals
3.8. Animal Welfare and Health Perspectives
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Author | Title | Category | Journal/Book Name | Year | Country |
Relf, Paula Diane | Agriculture and Health care—The care of plants and animals for therapy and rehabilitation in the United States | Book Chapter | Farming for Health | 2006 | United States of America |
Wiesinger, Georg; Neuhauser, Fritz and Putz, Maria | Farming for Health in Austria—Farms, horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy | Book Chapter | Farming for Health | 2006 | Austria |
Neuberger, Konrad; Stephan, Ingrid; Hermanowski, Robert; Flake, Albrecht; Post, Franz-Joseph and Van Elsen, Thomas | Farming for Health: Aspects from Germany | Book Chapter | Farming for Health | 2006 | Germany |
Abramsson, Karin and Tenngart, Carina | Nature and Health in Sweden | Book Chapter | Farming for Health | 2006 | Sweden |
Furst, Gennifer | Prison-Based Animal Programs a National Survey | Journal Article | The Prison Journal | 2006 | United States of America |
van Elsen, Thomas; Gunther, Amelie and Pedroli, Bas | The contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future—A challenge of multifunctional agriculture | Book Chapter | Farming for Health | 2006 | Germany |
Hassink, Jan; Zwartbol, Ch.; Agricola, H. J.; Elings, M. and Thissen J. T. N. M. | Current status and potential of care farms in the Netherlands | Journal Article | NJAS—Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences | 2007 | The Netherlands |
Chalfont, Garuth | Design for nature in dementia care | Book | Design for Nature in Dementia Care | 2007 | United Kingdom |
Berget, Bente; Skarsaune, Ingvild; Ekeberg, Oivind and O. Braastad, Bjarne | Humans with Mental Disorders Working with Farm Animals | Journal Article | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health | 2007 | Norway |
Berget, Bente; Ekeberg, Oivind and O. Braastad, Bjarne | Animal-assisted therapy with farm animals for persons with psychiatric disorders: effects on self-efficacy, coping ability and quality of life, a randomized controlled trial | Journal Article | Clinical Practice and Epidemiology Mental Health | 2008 | Norway |
Berget, Bente; Ekeberg, Oivind and O. Braastad, Bjarne | Attitudes to animal-assisted therapy with farm animals among health staff and farmers | Journal Article | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 2008 | Norway |
Hine, Rachel; Peacock, Jo and Pretty, Jules | Care farming in the UK: Evidence and Opportunities | Report | National Care Farming Initiative | 2008 | United Kingdom |
De Bruin, Simone R.; Oosting, Simon J.; Kuin, Yolande; Hoefnagels, Erica C. M.; Blauw, Ypie H.; De Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M. and Schols, Jos M. G. A. | Green Care Farms Promote Activity Among Elderly People With Dementia | Journal Article | Journal of Housing For the Elderly | 2009 | The Netherlands |
de Bruin, Simone; Oosting, Simon J.; Tobi, Hilde; Blauw, Y. H.; Schols, Jos M. G. A. and De Groot, C. P. G. M. | Day care at green care farms: A novel way to stimulate dietary intake of community-dwelling older people with dementia? | Journal Article | The Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging | 2010 | The Netherlands |
Ferwerda-van Zonneveld, R. T.; Oosting, S. J. Additionally, Kijlstra, A. | Care farms as a short-break service for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders | Journal Article | NJAS—Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences | 2012 | The Netherlands |
Pedersen, Ingeborg; Martinsen, Egil Wilhelm; Berget, Bente and O. Braastad, Bjarne | Farm Animal-Assisted Intervention for People with Clinical Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Journal Article | Anthrozoös | 2012 | Norway |
Pedersen, Ingeborg; Ihlebæk, Camilla and Kirkevold, Marit | Important elements in farm animal-assisted interventions for persons with clinical depression: a qualitative interview study | Journal Article | Disability and Rehabilitation | 2012 | Norway |
Burgon, Hannah Louise | Horses, mindfulness and the natural environment: Observations from a qualitative study with at-risk young people participating in therapeutic horsemanship | Journal Article | The International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | 2013 | United Kingdom |
Leck, Chris; Evans, Nick and Upton Dominic | Agriculture—Who cares? An investigation of ‘care farming’ in the UK | Journal Article | Journal of Rural Studies | 2014 | United Kingdom |
Chawla, Louise | Children’s Engagement with the Natural World as a Ground for Healing | Book Chapter | Greening in the Red Zone: Disaster, Resilience and Community Greening | 2014 | United States of America |
Hauge, Hilde; Kvalem, Ingela L.; Berget, Bente; Enders-Slegers, Marie-José and O. Braastad Bjarne | Equine-assisted activities and the impact on perceived social support, self-esteem and self-efficacy among adolescents—an intervention study | Journal Article | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth | 2014 | Norway |
Granerud, Arild and Eriksson, Bengt G. | Mental Health Problems, Recovery, and the Impact of Green Care Services: A Qualitative, Participant-Focused Approach | Journal Article | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health | 2014 | Norway |
Iancu, Sorana C.; Zweekhorst, Marjolein B. M.; Veltman, Dick J., van Balkom, Anton J. L. M. and Bunders, Joske F. G. | Mental health recovery on care farms and day centres: A qualitative comparative study of users’ perspectives | Journal Article | Disability and Rehabilitation | 2014 | The Netherlands |
Kogstad, Ragnfrid Eline; Agdal, Rita and Hopfenbeck, Mark Steven | Narratives of Natural Recovery: Youth Experience of Social Inclusion through Green Care | Journal Article | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2014 | Norway |
Loue, Sana; Karges, Richard R. and Carlton, Candace | The Therapeutic Farm Community: An Innovative Intervention for Mental Illness | Journal Article | Procedia—Social and Behavioural Sciences | 2014 | Romania |
Leck, Chris; Upton Dominic and Evans, Nick | Growing well-beings: The positive experience of care farms | Journal Article | British Journal of Health Psychology | 2015 | United Kingdom |
Kučera, Zdeněk | Social Agriculture—Alternative Type of Production | Proceedings | The International Scientific Conference INPROFORUM 2015 | 2015 | Czech Republic |
Ellingsen-Dalskau, Lina Harvold; Morken, Margrete; Berget, Bente and Pedersen, Ingeborg | Autonomy support and need satisfaction in prevocational programs on care farms: The self-determination theory perspective | Journal Article | Work | 2016 | Norway |
Pedersen, Ingeborg; Dalskaua, Lina Harvold; Ihlebæk, Camilla and Patil, Grete | Content and key components of vocational rehabilitation on care farms for unemployed people with mental health problems: A case study report | Journal Article | Work | 2016 | Norway |
Ellingsen-Dalskau, Lina Harvold; Berget, Bente; Pedersen, Ingeborg; Tellnes, Gunnar and Ihlebæk, Camilla | Understanding how prevocational training on care farms can lead to functioning, motivation and well-being | Journal Article | Disability and Rehabilitation | 2016 | Norway |
Hemingway, Ann; Ellis-Hill, Caroline and Norton, Elizabeth | What does care farming provide for clients? The views of care farm staff | Journal Article | NJAS—Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences | 2016 | United Kingdom |
Hassink, Jan; de Bruin, Simone R.; Berget, Bente and Elings Marjolein | Exploring the Role of Farm Animals in Providing Care at Care Farms | Journal Article | Animals | 2017 | The Netherlands/Norway |
Anderson, Keith A.; Chapin, Kate P.; Reimer, Zachary and Siffri, Gina | On fertile ground: An initial evaluation of green care farms in the United States | Journal Article | Home Health Care Services Quarterly | 2017 | United States of America |
Jeong, Sun Jin; Hassink, Jan; Gim, Gyung Mee; Park, Sin-Ae and Kim, Seon Ok | Status and Actual Condition Analysis for Current Operational Cases of Care Farms in South Korea | Journal Article | Journal of People, Plants, and Environment | 2017 | South Korea |
Gorman, Richard | Therapeutic landscapes and non-human animals: the roles and contested positions of animals within care farming assemblages | Journal Article | Social & Cultural Geography | 2017 | United Kingdom |
Therkildsen Sudmann, Tobba | Communitas and Friluftsliv: equine-facilitated activities for drug users | Journal Article | Community Development Journal | 2018 | Norway |
Ibsen, Tanja Louise; Eriksen, Siren and Grindal Patil, Grete | Farm-based day care in Norway—a complementary service for people with dementia | Journal Article | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare | 2018 | Norway |
Lee, A-Young; Oh, Yun Ah; Kim, Seon Ok; Kim, Dae-Sik and Park, Sin-Ae | Survey on Demand and Operation Status of Care Farms in South Korea | Journal Article | Journal of People, Plants, and Environment | 2018 | South Korea |
Gagliardi, Cristina; Santini, Sara; Piccinini, Flavia; Fabbietti, Paolo and di Rosa, Mirko | A pilot programme evaluation of social farming horticultural and occupational activities for older people in Italy | Journal Article | Health and Social Care in the Community | 2019 | Italy |
Hassink, Jan; Vaandrager, Lenneke; Buist, Yvette and de Bruin, Simone | Characteristics and Challenges for the Development of Nature-Based Adult Day Services in Urban Areas for People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers | Journal Article | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2019 | The Netherlands |
Torquati, Biancamaria; Stefani, Gianluca; Massini, Giulio; Cecchini, Lucio and Chiorri Massimo | Social farming and work inclusion initiatives for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study | Journal Article | NJAS—Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences | 2019 | Italy |
Gorman, Richard | Thinking critically about health and human–animal relations: Therapeutic affect within spaces of care farming | Journal Article | Social Science & Medicine | 2019 | United Kingdom |
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Galardi, M.; De Santis, M.; Moruzzo, R.; Mutinelli, F.; Contalbrigo, L. Animal Assisted Interventions in the Green Care Framework: A Literature Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189431
Galardi M, De Santis M, Moruzzo R, Mutinelli F, Contalbrigo L. Animal Assisted Interventions in the Green Care Framework: A Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189431
Chicago/Turabian StyleGalardi, Morgana, Marta De Santis, Roberta Moruzzo, Franco Mutinelli, and Laura Contalbrigo. 2021. "Animal Assisted Interventions in the Green Care Framework: A Literature Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189431