Table 8.

Mean values ± SEM of improvement percentage of different parameters related to the quality of life of the families. These parameters were collected from the surveys that were filled out by the families of the patients after 9–10 sessions of equine assisted therapy.

Influence of Equine Assisted Therapy on the Quality of Life of the Families
s	exp	if	nif	ns	em	p
66.67 ± 33.33	66.67 ± 33.33	66.67 ± 33.33	86.67 ± 13.33	66.67 ± 33.33	66.67 ± 33.33	66.67± 33.33

Values are expressed as the percentage of improvement that was observed by the families in each item. Social act (s); way of sharing experiences with other families (exp); improvement of intra-family relationships (if) and with people outside the family (nif); help to normalize and accept the situation (ns); release of tension (emotional discharge) (em) and improvement of the perception of the situation (p).