. 2019 Oct 1;14(10):e0222846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222846

Table 4. Basler Vegetative State Assessment after AAT and control therapy sessions.

Scale	Setting	N	M	SD	b	95% CI	p-value
BAVESTA total	Control	67	1.91	0.30	0.11	0.01 to 0.22	0.038^*
BAVESTA total	AAT	69	2.03	0.49	0.11	0.01 to 0.22	0.038^*
Attention	Control	67	3.28	0.64	0.12	-0.10 to 0.34	0.289
Attention	AAT	69	3.39	0.84	0.12	-0.10 to 0.34	0.289
Perception	Control	67	2.60	0.62	0.21	0.01 to 0.41	0.041^*
Perception	AAT	69	2.82	0.83	0.21	0.01 to 0.41	0.041^*
Emotional reactions	Control	67	1.75	0.93	0.27	-0.01 to 0.56	0.061
Emotional reactions	AAT	69	2.01	1.18	0.27	-0.01 to 0.56	0.061
Nonverbal communication	Control	67	1.78	0.44	0.19	0.05 to 0.33	0.010^*
Nonverbal communication	AAT	69	1.97	0.66	0.19	0.05 to 0.33	0.010^*
Verbal communication	Control	67	0.63	0.27	-0.04	-0.13 to 0.04	0.321
Verbal communication	AAT	69	0.60	0.28	-0.04	-0.13 to 0.04	0.321
Motor reactions	Control	67	1.09	0.36	0.07	-0.04 to 0.19	0.219
Motor reactions	AAT	71	1.15	0.46	0.07	-0.04 to 0.19	0.219
Information processing	Control	67	1.90	0.52	0.19	0.03 to 0.34	0.023^*
Information processing	AAT	69	2.08	0.68	0.19	0.03 to 0.34	0.023^*

Scales are adapted and only include items targeting short-term behavior. AAT: animal-assisted therapy session, N: number of analyzed sessions, M: mean, SD: standard deviation, b: mean difference, CI: confidence interval,

*statistically significant