Background:Large numbers of post-deployment U.S.veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)and/or traumatic brain injury(TBI),leading to an urgent need for effective interventions to reduce sympto...Background:Large numbers of post-deployment U.S.veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)and/or traumatic brain injury(TBI),leading to an urgent need for effective interventions to reduce symptoms and increase veterans’coping.PTSD includes anxiety,flashbacks,and emotional numbing.The symptoms increase health care costs for stress-related illnesses and can make veterans’civilian life difficult.Methods:We used a randomized wait-list controlled design with repeated measures of U.S.military veterans to address our specific aim to test the efficacy of a 6-week therapeutic horseback riding(THR)program for decreasing PTSD symptoms and increasing coping self-efficacy,emotion regulation,social and emotional loneliness.Fiftyseven participants were recruited and 29 enrolled in the randomized trial.They were randomly assigned to either the horse riding group(n=15)or a wait-list control group(n=14).The wait-list control group experienced a 6-week waiting period,while the horse riding group began THR.The wait-list control group began riding after 6 weeks of participating in the control group.Demographic and health history information was obtained from all the participants.PTSD symptoms were measured using the standardized PTSD Checklist-Military Version(PCL-M).The PCL-M as well as other instruments including,The Coping Self Efficacy Scale(CSES),The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale(DERS)and The Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults-short version(SELSA)were used to access different aspects of individual well-being and the PTSD symptoms.Results:Participants had a statistically significant decrease in PTSD scores after 3 weeks of THR(P≤0.01)as well as a statistically and clinically significant decrease after 6 weeks of THR(P≤0.01).Logistic regression showed that participants had a 66.7%likelihood of having lower PTSD scores at 3 weeks and 87.5%likelihood at 6 weeks.Under the generalized linear model(GLM),our ANOVA findings for the coping self-efficacy,emotion regulation,and social and emotional loneliness did not reach statistical significance.The results for coping self-efficacy and emotion regulation trended in the predicted direction.Results for emotional loneliness were opposite the predicted direction.Logistic regression provided validation that outcome effects were caused by riding longer.Conclusion:The findings suggest that THR may be a clinically effective intervention for alleviating PTSD symptoms in military veterans.展开更多
目的:探讨利伐沙班联合中药熏洗治疗全膝关节置换术后患者瘀斑的临床疗效。方法:选取74例全膝关节置换术后瘀斑患者,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组37例。对照组给予利伐沙班治疗,观察组在对照组基础上进行中药熏洗治疗。比较两组瘀斑面...目的:探讨利伐沙班联合中药熏洗治疗全膝关节置换术后患者瘀斑的临床疗效。方法:选取74例全膝关节置换术后瘀斑患者,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组37例。对照组给予利伐沙班治疗,观察组在对照组基础上进行中药熏洗治疗。比较两组瘀斑面积、肿胀程度、皮温、疼痛视觉模拟评分(visual analogue scale,VAS)、炎症因子水平、美国特种外科医院膝关节评分(the hospital for special surgery,HSS)、临床疗效、不良反应、血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)及尿白蛋白(urine albumin,Alb)水平。结果:与对照组比较,观察组治疗后瘀斑面积、皮温、肿胀程度评分、VAS评分、C反应蛋白水平、一氧化碳水平更低(P<0.05),HSS评分更高(P<0.05),Hb与Alb水平差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。观察组总有效率[97.3%(36/37)]高于对照组[81.1%(30/37)](P<0.05);观察组不良反应发生率[2.7%(1/37)]低于对照组[18.9%(7/37)](P<0.05)。结论:采用利伐沙班联合中药熏洗治疗全膝关节置换术后瘀斑患者,可降低肿胀及疼痛程度,维持正常皮温,降低炎症因子水平,提高临床疗效,降低不良反应发生率。展开更多
文摘Background:Large numbers of post-deployment U.S.veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)and/or traumatic brain injury(TBI),leading to an urgent need for effective interventions to reduce symptoms and increase veterans’coping.PTSD includes anxiety,flashbacks,and emotional numbing.The symptoms increase health care costs for stress-related illnesses and can make veterans’civilian life difficult.Methods:We used a randomized wait-list controlled design with repeated measures of U.S.military veterans to address our specific aim to test the efficacy of a 6-week therapeutic horseback riding(THR)program for decreasing PTSD symptoms and increasing coping self-efficacy,emotion regulation,social and emotional loneliness.Fiftyseven participants were recruited and 29 enrolled in the randomized trial.They were randomly assigned to either the horse riding group(n=15)or a wait-list control group(n=14).The wait-list control group experienced a 6-week waiting period,while the horse riding group began THR.The wait-list control group began riding after 6 weeks of participating in the control group.Demographic and health history information was obtained from all the participants.PTSD symptoms were measured using the standardized PTSD Checklist-Military Version(PCL-M).The PCL-M as well as other instruments including,The Coping Self Efficacy Scale(CSES),The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale(DERS)and The Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults-short version(SELSA)were used to access different aspects of individual well-being and the PTSD symptoms.Results:Participants had a statistically significant decrease in PTSD scores after 3 weeks of THR(P≤0.01)as well as a statistically and clinically significant decrease after 6 weeks of THR(P≤0.01).Logistic regression showed that participants had a 66.7%likelihood of having lower PTSD scores at 3 weeks and 87.5%likelihood at 6 weeks.Under the generalized linear model(GLM),our ANOVA findings for the coping self-efficacy,emotion regulation,and social and emotional loneliness did not reach statistical significance.The results for coping self-efficacy and emotion regulation trended in the predicted direction.Results for emotional loneliness were opposite the predicted direction.Logistic regression provided validation that outcome effects were caused by riding longer.Conclusion:The findings suggest that THR may be a clinically effective intervention for alleviating PTSD symptoms in military veterans.
文摘目的:探讨利伐沙班联合中药熏洗治疗全膝关节置换术后患者瘀斑的临床疗效。方法:选取74例全膝关节置换术后瘀斑患者,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组37例。对照组给予利伐沙班治疗,观察组在对照组基础上进行中药熏洗治疗。比较两组瘀斑面积、肿胀程度、皮温、疼痛视觉模拟评分(visual analogue scale,VAS)、炎症因子水平、美国特种外科医院膝关节评分(the hospital for special surgery,HSS)、临床疗效、不良反应、血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)及尿白蛋白(urine albumin,Alb)水平。结果:与对照组比较,观察组治疗后瘀斑面积、皮温、肿胀程度评分、VAS评分、C反应蛋白水平、一氧化碳水平更低(P<0.05),HSS评分更高(P<0.05),Hb与Alb水平差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。观察组总有效率[97.3%(36/37)]高于对照组[81.1%(30/37)](P<0.05);观察组不良反应发生率[2.7%(1/37)]低于对照组[18.9%(7/37)](P<0.05)。结论:采用利伐沙班联合中药熏洗治疗全膝关节置换术后瘀斑患者,可降低肿胀及疼痛程度,维持正常皮温,降低炎症因子水平,提高临床疗效,降低不良反应发生率。
