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
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Animal-Assisted Intervention and Dementia: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Clinical Nursing Research, 2018 This review discusses the relationship between animal-assisted interventions (AAI) and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). A systematic search was conducted within CINAHL, Web of Science CAB Abstracts, PubMed, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO for primary research articles.
Michelle L. Yakimicki +3 more
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Recommendations for uniform terminology in animal-assisted services (AAS)
Human-Animal InteractionsThrough 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 +17 more
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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 +3 more
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Technical Development of a New Semispherical Radiofrequency Bipolar Device (RONJA): Ex Vivo and In Vivo Studies [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of this study is to inform about the development of a new semispherical surgical instrument for the bipolar multielectrode radiofrequency liver ablation.
Crha, M +14 more
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Job Analysis and Curriculum Design of South Korean Animal-Assisted Therapy Specialists Using DACUM
AnimalsThis study analyzed the jobs of animal-assisted therapy specialists using the Development of a Curriculum (DACUM) technique, a job analysis method for the duties and tasks performed in a specific job.
Soo Jeong Choi, Jin Soo Han
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Posttraumatic stress disorder service dogs and the wellbeing of veteran families
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022 Background Benefits and challenges associated with service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may extend beyond veterans to their families.
Leanne O. Nieforth +3 more
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Prison Rehabilitation: The Sociological, Physiological, and Psychological Effects of Animal-Assisted Interventions [PDF]
, 2018 This paper examines animal-assisted interventions as a new form of rehabilitation in the prison setting. It focuses specifically on the multiple benefits that this form of therapy/intervention can bring to inmates, such as the reduction in recidivism and
Corleto, Daisy
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Animals-assisted therapy: A brief review [PDF]
, 2018 In rehabilitative setting, the presence of animals can be considered as an important stimulus for verbal and social communication, and for mood regulation.
Cerroni F. +22 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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