Table 2.
Major Findings.
| ACT Domains and QoL Indicators | Frequency of Observations (% Observations) | Total Observations | Statistic | P Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time use subdomains and QoL indicators | ||||||||||
| aEngaged | Unengaged | Eyes closed | ||||||||
| Gaze | All other LTC activity situations | 481 (94%) | 5 (<1%) | 25 (5%) | 590 | χ2 = 3.0 | .227 | |||
| EAAP | 78 (99%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (<1%) | |||||||
| aWalking | Standing | Lying/sitting | ||||||||
| Position and movement | All other LTC activity situations | 45 (8%) | 18 (3%) | 449 (87%) | 596 | χ2 = 4.1 | .246 | |||
| EAAP | 13 (15%) | 2 (2%) | 69 (82%) | |||||||
| aYes conversation | No conversation | |||||||||
| Conversation | All other LTC activity situations | 124 (24%) | 388 (75%) | 591 | χ2 = 44.3 | .000 | ||||
| EAAP | 48 (60%) | 31 (39%) | ||||||||
| aYes participation | No participation | |||||||||
| Participation | All other LTC activity situations | 199 (38%) | 313 (61%) | 596 | χ2 = 15.5 | .000 | ||||
| EAAP | 14 (16%) | 70 (83%) | ||||||||
| Emotional well-being subdomains and QoL indicators | ||||||||||
| aPleasure | Interest | Fear | No affect | Anger | Sad | |||||
| Apparent affect | All other LTC activity situations | 134 (26%) | 319 (62%) | 25 (4%) | 22 (4%) | 6 (1%) | 6 (1%) | 591 | χ2 = 21.8 | .001 |
| EAAP | 39 (49%) | 39 (49%) | 0 (0%) | 1(1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
| aNo agitation | Agitation | |||||||||
| Agitation | All other LTC activity situations | 496 (97%) | 15 (2%) | 590 | χ2 = 2.4 | .123 | ||||
| EAAP | 79 (100%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||||
Abbreviations: EAAP, equine-assisted activities program; QoL, quality of life.
aIndicates optimal quality of life indicator.