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The effects of Animal Assisted Therapy on autonomic and endocrine activity in adults with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

General Hospital Psychiatry, 2021
OBJECTIVE Stress and its sequelae are very common in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without an intellectual disability (ID). Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has shown physiological stress-reductive effects in children with ASD.
Carolien Wijker   +4 more
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The effect of animal-assisted therapy on nursing student anxiety: A randomized control study.

Nurse Education in Practice, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nursing student stress has a major impact on academic performance and testing anxiety is one prominent source. This study evaluated the influence of dogs in decreasing student anxiety at a nursing program prior to a medication ...
Della Anderson, Stephanie Brown
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Understanding the role of the animal in animal-assisted therapy: A qualitative study.

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
BACKGROUND The popularity of adjunctive psychological therapies, such as animal-assisted therapy (AAT), continues to grow. However, there is a lot of inconsistency and uncertainty regarding the mechanism of AAT and, more specifically, the role of the ...
Dovile Dixon, Ceri Jones, Robin J. Green
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The Role of Animal Assisted Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review

Perspectives on Integrative Medicine
Mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia significantly reduce the daily functioning and quality of life of individuals.
Denis Arsovski
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Children report positive experiences of animal‐assisted therapy in paediatric hospital care

Acta paediatrica, 2020
To evaluate children's experiences of and responses to animal‐assisted therapy using a therapy dog as complementary treatment in paediatric hospital care.
Maria Lindström Nilsson   +3 more
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Animal-Assisted Therapy as an Intervention for Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Guide Evidence-Based Practice.

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2020
BACKGROUND Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) can ameliorate diverse health problems in older adults. However, applications of AAT have been limited because of the lack of intervention guidelines for older adults.
S. Chang   +4 more
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The Experience of Animal Assisted Therapy on Patients in an Acute Care Setting

Clinical Nursing Research, 2020
Animal assisted therapy (AAT) programs are popular and there has been a proliferation of programs across settings. However, the research to support this intervention has not kept pace. This is particularly so for people who are hospitalized.
A. Coakley   +3 more
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Benefits and challenges of animal-assisted therapy in older adults: a literature review.

Nursing Standard, 2020
Animal-assisted therapy involves the use of highly trained animals, such as dogs and cats, in conjunction with conventional treatments to address the physical and emotional needs of patients.
Ashley Veilleux
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Animal‐Assisted Therapy With Hospitalized Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 1997
To ascertain the effects of animal-assisted therapy on hospitalized adolescents.Thirty adolescents hospitalized in a 16-bed psychiatric unit. Data collection included patient journals, interviews with 15 patients, and anecdotal notes from observations and staff reports.
N, Bardill, S, Hutchinson
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Animal-Assisted Therapy

2018
"The positive influence of animals in the healing process has been long observed and is now being utilized in a variety of healthcare settings."
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