Results 31 to 40 of about 4,395,835 (285)

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, István Nagy, Marcell Molnár   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Welfare of Dogs and Cats in the European Union: A Gap Analysis of the Current Legal Framework

Animals
Companion animals, especially dogs and cats, have increasingly been recognized as moral subjects and valued as family members by European citizens. This new role encourages policy makers to face the many companion animals’ welfare issues not yet covered ...
Laura Contalbrigo, Simona Normando, Emma Bassan, Franco Mutinelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of Animal-Assisted Intervention and Hong Kong Adolescents

, 2018
This is an empirical study to examine the effect of animal-assisted intervention on Hong Kong adolescents’ well-being. 80 S.1 students will be recruited to participate the experiment of Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) to provide service for stray ...
Lee Lok Yee
core   +1 more source

Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: the possible role of oxytocin

Frontiers in Psychology, 2012
During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet-ownership and animal-assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans.
Andrea eBeetz, Kerstin eUvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin eUvnäs-Moberg, Henri eJulius, Kurt eKotrschal, Kurt eKotrschal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Dog-Assisted Activity Program in an Elementary Classroom

Veterinary Sciences, 2017
Here we describe a pilot Dog-Assisted Activity program that was designed to improve wellbeing and social integration in a multi-cultural elementary classroom in which some episodes of bullying had been reported.
Cinzia Correale, Lara Crescimbene, Marta Borgi, Francesca Cirulli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Comfort Dog Project of Northern Uganda: An Innovative Canine-Assisted Psychosocial Trauma Recovery Programme

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 2021
In 2012, BIG FIX Uganda, an American-based animal welfare organisation, began offering veterinary health services and animal welfare education in northern Uganda to improve the wellbeing of animals and their guardians.
Meg Daley Olmert
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Brakes and levers to implement an animal-assisted intervention in nursing homes: Preliminary study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021
Background: Increasing numbers of scientific studies have dealt with the benefits of animal assisted intervention programs (AAI). Although many positive effects have been identified, there are still few AAI programs in nursing homes.
Sarah Forget, Valérie Pennequin, Oceane Agli, Nathalie Bailly   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source