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Animal-assisted intervention in the ICU: a tool for humanization [PDF]
Critical Care, 2018 As critical care medicine is increasingly successful in preventing death, the field is more focused on optimizing patients’ survivorship experience. Through creating humanized ICU environments and implementing non-pharmacologic interventions, patients no longer must wait for hospital discharge before they begin to live again.
Megan M. Hosey +4 more
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Current Perspectives on Therapy Dog Welfare in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Animals, 2017 Research into the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) has primarily addressed human health outcomes. In contrast, only few publications deal with the therapy dog experience of AAIs. This paper provides an overview on potential welfare threats
Lisa Maria Glenk
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Animal-Assisted Intervention for trauma: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Animals have a long history of inclusion in psychiatric treatment. There has been a recent growth in the empirical study of this practice, known as Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI).
Marguerite Elizabeth O'haire +3 more
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Evaluation of Risk of Zoonotic Pathogen Transmission in a University-Based Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) Program [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Introduction: Previous studies have shown that apparently healthy animals participating in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) have the potential to asymptomatically carry and even transmit zoonotic pathogens to people, which is of particular concern for
Sara F. Boyle +3 more
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Preparing Therapy Dogs for Animal-Assisted Services: Governance, Welfare-Centred Preparation, and a Lifecycle Research Agenda Across Selected European and United States Frameworks [PDF]
AnimalsDog-assisted services are employed in healthcare, educational, social-care, and community settings, yet systems for preparing and protecting therapy dogs remain unevenly developed.
Muhzina Shajid Pyari +2 more
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Letter: The Choice of Control Conditions in Animal-Assisted Intervention Research [PDF]
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2021 Jessica Chubak PhD +4 more
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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 +5 more
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Animals, 2021 Background: Eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance that alters food intake and it is often accompanied by anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or reduced functional capacity and quality of life.
Ana Myriam Lavín-Pérez +9 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Background and Objectives: Despite the scientific evidence of the positive effects of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is not still considered an evidence-based practice for this population.
Isabel Gómez-Calcerrada +9 more
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Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools
Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 Globally, there are a growing number of dogs in schools. Research suggests that there are potential benefits of interactions between children and dogs in educational contexts, for example in terms of social–emotional, cognitive and physical development ...
Helen Lewis +2 more
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