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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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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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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is diagnosed in 3% of German and 14–16% of US military following deployment abroad. The treatment of PTSD in soldiers is often challenging and thus new, additional interventions supporting traditional trauma therapy ...
Andrea Beetz +5 more
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Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 The field and study of human-animal interaction (HAI) have experienced substantial and ongoing growth in scientific rigor and, public awareness. Yet, considerations for the role of diversity in the field have thus far remained limited, and efforts to ...
Clare L. Jensen +3 more
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy and play therapy In reducing Primary school children Components of behavioral disorders. [PDF]
Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī, 2021 Objective: The present study aimed is Comparison of the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy and play therapy In reducing Primary school children Components of behavioral disorders.
mohsen siavashi +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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Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2016 Animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is an approach recently introduced into the hospital environment to improve the quality of hospitalization and provide important benefits for patients with chronic diseases and long-term hospitalizations. This work aims
Tatiane Ichitani, Maria Claudia Cunha
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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 crisis response: Characteristics of canine handlers and their canine partners
Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 As we encounter many disasters and crises worldwide, various forms of crisis intervention are utilized to assist those who are impacted. In the United States, animal-assisted crisis response (AACR), the use of highly trained and experienced therapy dogs ...
Yvonne M. Eaton-Stull +3 more
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Changes in the Stress Tolerance of Dwarf Rabbits in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Applied Sciences, 2022 Background: Rabbits are common companion animals in many European countries. Rabbit-assisted interventions in primary schools are suitable for decreasing the anxiety levels of children, which may increase the education efficiency of teachers. Methods: In
Éva Suba-Bokodi +2 more
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