| Objective: To meta-analyze the therapeutic effect of equestrian assisted intervention (EAI) on autism (ASD) patients. Method: Computer retrieval was conducted on CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase and other databases. The publication time of literature retrieval was from the establishment of the database to May 20, 2022. The quality of the literatures meeting the inclusion criteria was assessed using Cochrane risk bias assessment table by 2 reviewers. A meta-analysis was performed on the included literature. The results included abnormal Behavior Checklist - Community Edition (ABC-C), Social Response Scale (SRS), Language report Card System analysis (SALT), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS), etc. The efficacy was evaluated by standardized mean difference (SWD) and weighted mean difference (WMD). Heterogeneity was examined and meta-analysis was performed using Revman5.3 software. Results: A total of 9 literatures were included for meta-analysis, including 1 in Chinese and 8 in English, with a total of 396 cases. The results of meta-analysis showed that in the experimental group, the scores of ABC-C Irritable subscale (MD =-3.89, 95%CI-6.42 ~-1.35, P=0.003), hyperactin subscale (MD =-3.63, 95%CI-6.41 ~-0.86, P=0.01) and SRS scale (MD =-1.39, 95%CI-2.11-0.67, P=0.0002) were better than the control group. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the experimental group and the control group, that is, the intervention of EAI in patients with ASD has a high effectiveness, especially in improving the irritability, hyperactivity and other mental disorders of patients with ASD, and improving their social and social ability. Conclusion: Based on the results of me-taanalysis, EAI intervention has certain feasibility and effectiveness in improving irritability, hyperactivity and other mental disorders in children with ASD, as well as improving social and social ability. |
