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Rudolph, the kids’ ward reindeer: a scoping review of the effects of support animals on the well-being of healthcare staff

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2023
Background Many systematic reviews identify support animals or animal assisted activity as a beneficial and standard practice in several medical disciplines for patients (children, adolescents, and adults) and residents in care homes.
Thomas C. Erren, Jonas Wallraff, Ursula Wild, David M. Shaw, Philip Lewis   +4 more
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Healing smiles: Enhancing pediatric dental care through animal-assisted therapy – A narrative review

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2023
Dental anxiety refers to the negative emotional response of fear or avoiding dental care, which is exhibited by cognitive, physiological, and motor reactions when related to dental visits or dental treatment.
Aishwarya Vineshkumar Antala, Pratik B Kariya   +1 more
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Integrating animals in the classroom: The attitudes and experiences of Australian school teachers toward animal-assisted interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pet Behaviour Science, 2016
The introduction of animals into school classrooms has been posited as a beneficial intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Whilst evidence that animal-assisted interventions or activities can positively influence classroom ...
Bradley P Smith, Ashley A Dale
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Effects of Dog-Assisted Education on Physical and Communicative Skills in Children with Severe and Multiple Disabilities: A Pilot Study

Animals, 2021
Animal-assisted interventions have shown promising benefits in different populations such as children with cerebral palsy or autism spectrum disorder. Human–animal interaction leads to different physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits in the child ...
Luis Lucio Lobato Rincón, Beatriz Rivera Martín, María Ángeles Medina Sánchez, Santos Villafaina, Eugenio Merellano-Navarro, Daniel Collado-Mateo   +5 more
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Evaluation of social relationships in elderly by animal-assisted activity [PDF]

International Psychogeriatrics, 2012
Pet therapy had its origins in the USA in the early 1960s and is based on the hypothesis that the relationship between different species may have a therapeutic effect.
MENNA, LUCIA FRANCESCA, FONTANELLA, MARZIA, . S.a.n.t.a.n.i.e.l.l.o. A., Ammendola E., Travaglino M., Mugnai F., Di Maggio A., FIORETTI, ALESSANDRO   +7 more
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Early evidence of stone tool use in bone working activities at Qesem Cave, Israel [PDF]

, 2016
For a long while, the controversy surrounding several bone tools coming from pre-Upper Palaeolithic contexts favoured the view of Homo sapiens as the only species of the genus Homo capable of modifying animal bones into specialised tools.
Barkai, Ran, Blasco, Ruth, CRISTIANI, Emanuela, Gopher, Avi, LEMORINI, Cristina, Nunziante Cesaro, Stella, Rosell, Jordi, VENDITTI, FLAVIA, Zupancich, Andrea   +8 more
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Evaluation of Stress in Riding Horses, During the Horse-Assisted Therapy Activities in the Case of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, 2022
Animal stress is a current topic intensely addressed. The general adaptation syndrome, following short exposure to stressors with low or medium intensity, has a positive effect, inducing eustress and improving adaptive capacity.
Ana Maria ZAGRAI (MAIEREAN), Gabriel COTOR, Gavrilă ZAGRAI, Gabriel GÂJÂILĂ, Marian GHIȚĂ, Alina Maria IONESCU, Dragos Corneliu COTOR, Aurel DAMIAN   +7 more
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Engagement in elderly persons with dementia attending animal-assisted group activity [PDF]

Dementia, 2016
The need for meaningful activities that enhance engagement is very important among persons with dementia (PWDs), both for PWDs still living at home, as well as for PWDs admitted to a nursing home (NH). In this study, we systematically registered behaviours related to engagement in a group animal-assisted activity (AAA) intervention for 21 PWDs in NHs ...
Olsen, Christine, Pedersen, Ingeborg, Bergland, Astrid, Enders-Slegers, Marie-José, Ihlebæk, Camilla   +4 more
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Beyond cute: exploring user types and design opportunities of virtual reality pet games [PDF]

, 2017
Virtual pet games, such as handheld games like Tamagotchi or video games like Petz, provide players with artificial pet companions or entertaining pet-raising simulations. Prior research has found that virtual pets have the potential to promote learning,
Brady, Erin, Dombrowski, Lynn, Faas, Travis, Lin, Chaolan   +3 more
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Recommendations for uniform terminology in animal-assisted services (AAS)

Human-Animal Interactions
Through the years, the range of services involving animals benefiting people, often described as “animal-assisted interventions” (AAIs), has been plagued with confusing and inconsistent taxonomy, terminology, and definitions. This has caused difficulties
Amy Johnson Binder, Nancy Parish-Plass, Meg Kirby, Melissa Winkle, Daniela Plesa Skwerer, Laura Ackerman, Cindy Brosig, Wendy Coombe, Esther Delisle, Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers, Jo-Ann Fowler, Laura Hey, Tiffani Howell, Michael Kaufmann, Mariana Kienast, Miyako Kinoshita, Debbie Ngai, Brigitte Wijnen   +17 more
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