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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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Recognizing and Mitigating Canine Stress during Animal Assisted Interventions

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Animal-assisted Interventions (AAI) proliferated rapidly since clinicians and researchers first noted the positive effects animals have on people struggling with physical and mental health concerns.
Lisa Townsend, Nancy R. Gee
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Dogs at school: a quantitative analysis of parental perceptions of canine-assisted activities in schools mediated by child anxiety score and use case

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2022
Canine-assisted activities in schools can benefit students’ educational, emotional, and social needs. Furthermore, they could be an effective form of non-clinical mental health treatment for children and adolescents.
Wendy Irene Fynn, Jessica Runacres
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Exploring Digitalization of Animal-Assisted Reading [PDF]

, 2021
Animal-assisted reading is a form of animal-assisted activity where children interact with and read aloud to specially trained therapy dogs. Such activities have been shown to have positive impact on literacy skills, reading motivation and sense of ...
Lotan, Tsippy, Ablamunits, Kira, Golan-Shemesh, Daphna, Brilant, Tamar, Zadorozhnaya, Yana, van der Linden, Dirk, Zamansky, Anna, Tsippy Lotan, Yana Zadorozhnaya, Daphna Golan-Shemesh, Tamar Brilant, Dirk van der Linden, Kira Ablamunits, Anna Zamansky   +13 more
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Risks and benefits of animal-assisted interventions for critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2023
Background Pets offer significant health benefits, from decreased cardiovascular risks to anxiety and post-traumatic stress improvements. Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are not frequently practiced in the intensive care unit (ICU) for fear of health
Marco Fiore, Andrea Cortegiani, Giansaverio Friolo, Francesca Frigieri Covani, Luigi Cardia, Fausto Ferraro, Daniela Alampi   +6 more
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Scoping review of animal assisted activities in intensive care units

, 2022
Introduction: Research in acute care settings has shown that animal assisted activities (AAA) have the capacity to benefit both patients and staff. There is substantial anecdotal evidence of AAA being used in intensive care environments however, there is
Lovell, Tania, Ranse, Kristen
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Fur, Fin, and Feather: Management of Animal Interactions in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities

Animals, 2022
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) have been occurring in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) for more than 40 years and may relieve loneliness and improve quality of life.
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
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Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Animal Assisted Activity in Orthodontics

Animals, 2022
Dental anxiety affects up to 21% of children and 80% of adults and is associated with lifelong dental avoidance. Animal assisted activity (AAA) is widely used to reduce anxiety and pain in medical settings and has promise in dentistry. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate caregiver and patient perceptions of canine AAA in orthodontics. A
Katelyn Cass, Clare Bocklage, Taylor Sulkowski, Christina Graves, Nare Ghaltakhchyan, Allen Rapolla, Tate Jackson, Kimon Divaris, Chris Wiesen, Timothy Strauman, Laura Jacox   +10 more
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Evaluation of social relationships in elderly by animal-assisted activity [PDF]

International Psychogeriatrics, 2012
Pet therapy had its origins in the USA in the early 1960s and is based on the hypothesis that the relationship between different species may have a therapeutic effect.
MENNA, LUCIA FRANCESCA, FONTANELLA, MARZIA, . S.a.n.t.a.n.i.e.l.l.o. A., Ammendola E., Travaglino M., Mugnai F., Di Maggio A., FIORETTI, ALESSANDRO   +7 more
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The effect of animal-assisted therapy on fine motor skill development. [PDF]

The Young Researcher, 2020
This study investigated the effect of weekly animal assisted activities utilizing guinea pigs on the fine motor development of children in grades kindergarten through third while also aiming to find more engaging and effective methods of occupational ...
McWatters, M.
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