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Animal-assisted therapy, including animal-assisted activities and resident animals, for improving quality of life in people with stroke [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:To assess the effects of animal‐assisted therapy for improving quality of life for people with stroke. A secondary objective is to assess outcomes relating to the feasibility and potential barriers of providing animal‐assisted therapy for stroke patients, including ...
Hawkins, Emma, Hawkins, Roxanne; id_orcid 0000-0001-8486-0304, Dennis, Martin, Williams, Joanne; id_orcid 0000-0002-0324-0558, Lawrie, Stephen M   +4 more
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Cow-Assisted Interventions in Social Farming: First Results of a Pilot Study [PDF]

Animals
Social farming combines agricultural, social, and healthcare functions, and Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAIs) are increasingly being applied within this framework. Despite their potential, cattle are excluded from Italian guidelines and rarely studied.
Biancamaria Torquati, Giulia Angelucci, Silvana Diverio   +2 more
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Animal-Assisted Psychoeducational Intervention in Paediatric Oncohaematology: Evidence from a Single-Centre Observational Study [PDF]

Children
Background: Hospitalisation for paediatric oncohaematological diseases entails significant physical and psychological stress, often compromising children’s emotional regulation and daily functioning.
Chiara Battaglini, Valentina Isaja, Gaia Riscossa, Mario Giordano, Paola Quarello, Giulia Zucchetti, Franca Fagioli   +6 more
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Institutionalized elderly and Animal Assisted Activities (AAA)

Revista Ciência em Extensão, 2010
Animal assisted activity (AAA) is useful for socializing people, in psychotherapy, for treating elderly, patients with special needs and for reducing anxiety of many causes.
Valéria Nobre Leal de Souza Oliva, Verônica Batista Albuquerque, Eros Yudji Tanaka Silva, Karina Cristiany Malaquias Yamamoto, Katiane Nunes Costa, Maria Luiza Moreira Silva, Milena Sato Souza, Sandra Maria Herondina Coelho Avila Aguiar   +7 more
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Effects of static and dynamic canine-assisted intervention in young adults: sex differences in hormonal, EEG, HRV, and emotional responses [PDF]

Scientific Reports
As mental health disorders like depression and anxiety rise, animal-assisted intervention (AAI) has emerged as a promising complementary approach, recognized for its psychological benefits.
Yujin Song, Youngwook Jung, Kayoung Yang, Kyongwon Yoo, Youngtae Heo, Minjung Yoon   +5 more
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Animal-assisted support programs for residents in Canadian long-term care homes: a feasibility and acceptability study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Animal-assisted services, specifically animal-assisted support programs (AASPs, pet therapy, animal-assisted therapy, animal-assisted activities), are promising programs that may improve the mental health and overall well-being of older adults
Brittany S. DeGraves, Hannah M. O’Rourke, Colleen Dell, Heather Titley, Carole A. Estabrooks   +4 more
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany

Animals, 2023
Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively
Katharina Ameli, Theresa F. Braun, Stephanie Krämer   +2 more
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Animals in Animal-Assisted Services: Are They Volunteers or Professionals?

Animals, 2022
With the increasingly common practice of Animal-Assisted Services (AAS), whether in therapy, coaching, education, or volunteering programs, the concern over animal welfare has also risen. However, no standards have yet been established for good practices
Brigitte Wijnen, Pim Martens
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Recognizing and Mitigating Canine Stress during Animal Assisted Interventions

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Animal-assisted Interventions (AAI) proliferated rapidly since clinicians and researchers first noted the positive effects animals have on people struggling with physical and mental health concerns.
Lisa Townsend, Nancy R. Gee
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Organization of animal-assisted therapy: From voluntary activities to work of professionals [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2020
Humankind has always known about the usefulness in integration of animals for the achievement of such routine goals as hunting, household and territory protection, transportation, scouting foreign territories and materials, and overcoming physical ...
Lotko Marika
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