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Review Article

Effectiveness of animal-assisted interventions for children and adults with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

La eficacia de las intervenciones asistidas por animales para niños y adultos con síntomas de estrés postraumático: una revisión sistemática y metanálisis

动物辅助干预对患有创伤后应激障碍症状的儿童和成人的有效性:一项系统综述和元分析

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Article: 1879713 | Received 29 Sep 2020, Accepted 13 Jan 2021, Published online: 23 Mar 2021

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Figure 1. Flow chart of study selection

Figure 1. Flow chart of study selection

Table 1. Characteristics and results of the 8 included controlled studies on PTSD symptom or depression severity

Table 2. Main results for AAI compared with standard PTSD psychotherapy or waitlist at baseline and at the end of treatment

Table 3. Characteristics and results of the 28 studies with pre-post and pre-follow-up effect sizes of AAI regarding PTSD symptom and/or depression severity

Table 4. Characteristics and results of the 13 studies included only in the narrative review

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Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available from the Dataverse database at: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MAJSJZ