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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Canine-Assisted Interventions in Hospitals: Best Practices for Maximizing Human and Canine Safety
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Canine-assisted interventions (CAI) are becoming more popular in hospital settings, representing a crucial intersection between animals, veterinary medicine, and society. However, standardized policies and procedures to minimize risk and maximize benefit
Sandra B. Barker, Nancy R. Gee
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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 +2 more
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Methodological and terminological issues in animal-assisted interventions: An umbrella review of systematic reviews [PDF]
, 2020 Recently, animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), which are defined as psychological, educational, and rehabilitation support activities, have become widespread in different contexts.
Amato, A. +5 more
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Occurrence of ESKAPE Bacteria Group in Dogs, and the Related Zoonotic Risk in Animal-Assisted Therapy, and in Animal-Assisted Activity in the Health Context [PDF]
, 2020 Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other health facilities.
Fioretti, Alessandro +3 more
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French handlers’ perspectives on Animal-Assisted Interventions
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2021 Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) are well implemented in human healthcare, in France as elsewhere; yet there are still difficulties in characterizing these practices and misconceptions about their mechanisms - little is known about the French practice of AAI and about the human-animal team.This study aims to characterize AAI by exploring their ...
Mignot, Alice +3 more
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Animal-assisted interventions in the classroom: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 The inclusion of animals in educational practice is becoming increasingly popular, but it is unclear how solid the evidence for this type of intervention is.
Brelsford, Victoria +3 more
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One Health, 2023 Animal-assisted Interventions (AAIs) are becoming increasingly popular. To date, information on the extent of AAIs in Germany is limited. With a focus on infection control measures in health care facilities (HCFs), two studies were conducted in Lower ...
Sonja Wolken +3 more
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Animal-assisted and robotic animal-assisted interventions within dementia care: A systematic review
Dementia, 2023 Background Animal-assisted interventions and robotic animal interventions are becoming increasingly popular to support the care of people with dementia and may have the potential to improve a range of psychosocial outcomes. This review aims to identify, describe, and compare animal-assisted and robotic animal interventions delivered to people with ...
Shoesmith, Emily Kate +2 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 +1 more
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