Hur djur kan stärka egenvårdsförmågan hos individer med depressiva symtom: En litteraturstudie
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
How animals can strengthen the self-care ability of individuals with depressive symptoms : A literature study (English)
Abstract [sv]
Bakgrund: En fungerande vardag bygger på att individen klarar av sin egenvård. Depressiva symtom kan vara paralyserande och till följd av det skapa egenvårdsbrist. Den huvudsakliga behandlingen idag är farmakologisk och tillgången på psykologisk behandling motsvarar inte behovet som finns. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa hur individer med depressiva symtom kunde stärka sin egenvårdsförmåga med hjälp av djur. Metod: En litteraturstudie med induktiv ansats utfördes. Samtliga valda vetenskapliga original artiklar kvalitetsgranskades. Två teman valdes utifrån utskiljningar som gjorts vid granskning av artiklarna mellan gårdsdjur och husdjur. Artiklarna delades in i två teman: Husdjurens förmåga att stärka individen och Gårdsdjurens förmåga att stärka individen. Resultat: Resultatet visade hur individer med depressiva symtom kunde stärkas med hjälp av husdjur eller gårdsdjur i djurassisterad terapi eller aktivitet. Samtliga studier i resultatet påvisade olika positiva egenskaper och känslor som kom utav djur. Positiva saker som påvisades i resultatet var bland många: ett ökat självförtroende, en förbättrad självkänsla och sinnesstämning samt ökade känslor av hopp. Konklusion: Utmärkande var att depressiva symptom kunde reduceras med hjälp av djur samt att djuren stärkte individen utifrån en ökad kompetens kring hur att hantera sitt hälsotillstånd.
Abstract [en]
Background: A functioning everyday life is based on the individual being able to take care of their own care. Depressive symptoms can be paralyzing and as a result create a lack of self-care. The main treatment today is pharmacological and the availability of psychological treatment does not correspond to the need that exists. Aim: The aim was to shed light on how individuals with depressive symptoms could strengthen their self-care ability with the help of animals. Method: A literature study with an inductive approach was performed. All selected scientific original articles were quality reviewed. Two themes were selected based on differentiates made when reviewing the articles between farm animals and pets. The articles were divided into two themes: The ability of pets to strengthen the individual and the ability of farm animals to strengthen the individual. Results: The results showed how individuals with depressive symptoms could be strengthened with the help of pets or farm animals in animal-assisted therapy or activity. All studies in the results showed different positive qualities and feelings that came from animals. Positive things that were demonstrated in the results were among many: an increased self-confidence, an improved self-esteem and mood and increased feelings of hope. Conclusion: Characteristic was that depressive symptoms could be reduced with the help of animals and that the animals strengthened the individual based on an increased competence in how to manage their health condition.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020.
Keywords [en]
Animal assisted activity, animal assisted therapy, depressive symptoms, self-care
Keywords [sv]
Depressiva symptom, djurassisterad aktivitet, djurassisterad terapi, egenvård
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-43161OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-43161DiVA, id: diva2:1469768
Subject / course
Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
Examiners
2020-09-102020-09-222020-10-08