Table 4. Contents of group combined intervention program.
| Stage (session) | Goal | Combined intervention activity and integration foundations by session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session | Activities | ||
| Initial (1–2) | Lapo formation | 1 | - Making name tag/Introducing
myself and learning names of friends (IEPT-social
interaction activity) - Who are you?/Singing (IEPT-emotional activity) |
| Ice-breaking to form intimacy and trust between group members, play therapists and therapy dogs | 2 | - Greeting a friend/singing rounds
(IEPT-social interaction activity) - Coloring the pictures of the puppies on the printing paper (IEPT-emotional activity) - Explaining and sharing feelings on the therapy dogs (AAT-cognitive activity) |
|
| Middle (3–6) | The approaching activities of combined intervention | 3 | - Ensemble with maracas/our puppy
is a Shaggy Puppy (IEPT-physical activity) - Greeting the therapy dogs and skin ship (AAT-emotional activity) |
| - Cognitive
activity - Physical activity - Emotional activity - Social interaction activity |
4 | - Hansam Play and
chair exercises (IEPT-physical activity) - Remembering therapy dogs (AAT-cognitive activity) - Learning how to brush and massage a therapy dog (AAT-social interaction activity) |
|
| 5 | - Hands-on games/prevention of
dementia by finger yoga (IEPT-physical
activity) - Sending compliments and words of blessing (IEPT-social interaction activity) - Listening to music with a therapy dogs/flower waltz (AAT-social interaction activity) |
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| 6 | - Talking about traditional story
‘The dog and the cat’ (IEPT-cognitive
activity) - Making a snack for therapy dogs (AAT-emotional activity) - Sympathizing with the therapy dogs (AAT-social interaction activity) |
||
| Final (7–8) | Activity and preparation for finishing the program | 7 | - Therapy dogs grooming/collage
(IEPT-physical activity) - Matching emotions with the therapy dogs (AAT-social interaction activity) - Making memory albums (IEPT-emotional activity) |
| Discussion and exchanged opinions about the program, sharing joyful experiences and precious memories, feedback and reviews | 8 | - You are flower, I am flower
(IEPT-emotional activity) - Share thoughts on the participation of the integrated intervention and closing |
IEPT, integrated elderly play therapy; AAT, animal-assisted therapy.