The efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy intervention in gross motor function, performance, and spasticity in children with Cerebral Palsy

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Classifications

MinEdu publication type
A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Definition
Article
Target group
Scientific
Peer reviewed
Peer-reviewed
Article type
Journal article
Host publication type
Journal

Authors of the publication

Number of authors
7
Authors
Stergiou, Alexandra; Mattila-Rautiainen, Sanna; Varvarousis, Dimitrios; Tzoufi, Meropi; Plyta, Panagiota; Beris, Alexandros; Ploumis, Avraam

Publication channel information

Title of journal/series
Frontiers in veterinary science
ISSN (electronic)
2297-1769
ISSN (linking)
2297-1769
Publication forum ID
85071
Publication forum level
1
Internationality
Yes

Detailed publication information

Publication year
2023
Reporting year
2023
Journal/series volume number
10
Article number
1203481
DOI
10.3389/fvets.2023.1203481
Language of publication
English

Co-publication information

International co-publication
Yes
Co-publication with a company
Yes

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Classification and additional information

MinEdu field of science classification
3111 Biomedicine, 413 Veterinary science, 3124 Neurology and psychiatry
Additional information
To evaluate the efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy in children with Cerebral Palsy, in terms of gross motor function, performance, and spasticity as well as whether this improvement can be maintained for 2 months after the end of the intervention.

Funding information

Funding information in the publication
This work was funded by the Ann Kern-Godal’s grant (No:11297) Unifor, Norway. One of the authors (SM-R) holds a shared doctoral researcher position at the University of Eastern Finland.

Source database ID

WoS ID
WOS:001059062400001
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85169340250