Current Standards and Practices Within the Therapy Dog Industry: Results of a Representative Survey of United States Therapy Dog Organizations [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Organizations that deliver animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), as well as those that train, evaluate, and register therapy dogs, have proliferated in recent decades in the United States (U.S.).
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A pilot randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of a therapy dog intervention on loneliness in adult patients hospitalized in a psychiatric unit [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackground and objectivesLoneliness has been linked to a number of health threats and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality risks among people with mental illness.
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Exploring How a Therapy Dog Intervention in a Tier 3 Classroom Influences Mental Health Components of Well-Being: A Case Study [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe purpose of this case study is to examine how a therapy dog intervention can be integrated into a Tier 3 intervention classroom and how therapy dog interventions influence mental health components of well-being, social, emotional, and behavioral ...
Kathleen M. Farrand, Jae Young Jung
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Navigating Loss in Animal-Assisted Services: Volunteer Experiences and Implications for Programs Following Therapy Dog Death or Retirement [PDF]
AnimalsAnimal-assisted services (AAS) depend on volunteer handler–dog teams, yet the emotional and relational impacts on volunteers when their therapy dog dies or retires remain largely unexplored.
Lori R. Kogan +3 more
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Dog‐assisted therapy in the dental clinic. Part B. Hazards and assessment of potential risks to the health and safety of the dental therapy dog [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2019 Background A dental therapy dog may help anxious patients in the dental clinic overcome their fear and facilitate the completion of necessary dental care.
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Controlled clinical trial of canine therapy versus usual care to reduce patient anxiety in the emergency department. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 ObjectiveTest if therapy dogs reduce anxiety in emergency department (ED) patients.MethodsIn this controlled clinical trial (NCT03471429), medically stable, adult patients were approached if the physician believed that the patient had "moderate or ...
Jeffrey A Kline +4 more
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Behavior Coding of Adolescent and Therapy Dog Interactions During a Social Stress Task [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesYouth mental health interventions incorporating trained therapy animals are increasingly popular, but more research is needed to understand the specific interactive behaviors between participants and therapy dogs.
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Bergeyella zoohelcum Bacteremia from Therapy Dog Kisses. [PDF]
Cureus, 2019 Bergeyella (B.) zoohelcum is a non-motile, aerobic, gram-negative rod, with only a few cases in the literature. Most of the human infections are related to dog or cat bites; however, there are also reports related to the ingestion of food prepared with goat's blood.
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Current Perspectives on Therapy Dog Welfare in Animal-Assisted Interventions [PDF]
Animals, 2017 Research into the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) has primarily addressed human health outcomes. In contrast, only few publications deal with the therapy dog experience of AAIs. This paper provides an overview on potential welfare threats
Lisa Maria Glenk
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War Exposure and Canine Cortisol Responses: Country Differences in Cortisol Profiles of Therapy Dogs [PDF]
AnimalsDog-assisted interventions (DAIs) are an established procedure to support military staff, but their implementation during active warfare has not yet been systematically studied.
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