Donkey Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability: A Scoping Review
Animals, 2023 Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are commonly used physiological measures in animals. While several studies exist on horse HRV, less information is available for donkeys.
Marta De Santis +6 more
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Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 The current mixed methods study sought to investigate the actual as well as the perceived practices and alignment with animal-assisted interventions (AAI) ethics and standards of mental health practitioners that partner with an animal in their practice ...
Amy Johnson +2 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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Animals in Animal-Assisted Services: Are They Volunteers or Professionals?
Animals, 2022 With the increasingly common practice of Animal-Assisted Services (AAS), whether in therapy, coaching, education, or volunteering programs, the concern over animal welfare has also risen. However, no standards have yet been established for good practices
Brigitte Wijnen, Pim Martens
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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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The State of Animal-Assisted Interventions: Addressing the Contemporary Issues That Will Shape the Future [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Aubrey H Fine +2 more
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A One Health Research Framework for Animal-Assisted Interventions [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Karin Hediger, Jakob Zinsstag
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Effect of Animal Assisted Interventions on Inmates: A Systematic Review
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2022 This study aims to examine animal-assisted interventions used in penitentiary institutions and to examine the effects of these interventions on prisoners.
Zehra Su Topbaş, Nuray Şimşek
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Inside the Interaction: Contact With Familiar Humans Modulates Heart Rate Variability in Horses
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 A human–animal relationship can be developed through subsequent interactions, affected by the positive or negative emotional valence of the proceeding one.
Chiara Scopa +10 more
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Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) [PDF]
, 2020 Captivity may have adverse effects on captive great apes, as they spend much more of their time engaged in foraging and other activities in the wild. Enrichment interventions have the potential to alleviate the adverse effects of captivity by introducing
Bach, Lars A +10 more
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