One Health in hospitals: how understanding the dynamics of people, animals, and the hospital built-environment can be used to better inform interventions for …

KR Dalton, C Rock, KC Carroll, MF Davis - Antimicrobial Resistance & …, 2020 - Springer
Despite improvements in hospital infection prevention and control, healthcare associated
infections (HAIs) remain a challenge with significant patient morbidity, mortality, and cost for …

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 …

A Santaniello, M Sansone, A Fioretti… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide.
Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented …

Methodological and terminological issues in animal-assisted interventions: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

A Santaniello, F Dicé, R Claudia Carratú, A Amato… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) include a wide range of activities
aimed at improving the health and well-being of people with the help of pets. Although there …

Human-animal interaction in animal-assisted interventions (AAI) s: Zoonosis risks, benefits, and future directions—A one health approach

G Liguori, A Costagliola, R Lombardi, O Paciello… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) s are planned activities carried out in
multidisciplinary teams with educational, therapeutic, and ludic-recreational purposes. The …

Risks associated with animal-assisted intervention programs: A literature review

KR Dalton, KB Waite, K Ruble, KC Carroll… - … therapies in clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The benefits of animal-assisted interventions (AAI), to utilize companion animals as an
adjunctive treatment modality, is well-established and a burgeoning research field …

Animal-assisted therapy as a non-pharmacological approach in alzheimer's disease: A retrospective study

A Santaniello, S Garzillo, A Amato, M Sansone… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Non-pharmacological approach represents a valid therapeutic option as
an alternative or supplement to pharmacological treatments in patients with Alzheimer's …

A comprehensive molecular survey of viral pathogens associated with canine gastroenteritis

A Dema, MR Tallapally, VK Ganji, B Buddala, H Kodi… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Viral pathogens are the primary cause of canine gastroenteritis. However, few structured
comprehensive studies on the viral etiology of canine gastroenteritis have been conducted …

Presence of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli in Dogs under Training for Animal-Assisted Therapies

A Santaniello, L Varriale, L Dipineto, L Borrelli… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study was conducted to evaluate the presence of Campylobacter (C.) jejuni and C. coli
in dogs at five dog training centers in Southern Italy. A total of 550 animals were sampled by …

Changes of oxytocin and serotonin values in dialysis patients after animal assisted activities (AAAs) with a dog—a preliminary study

LF Menna, A Santaniello, A Amato, G Ceparano… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to improve the moment of dialysis because the emotional
management of a person during treatment can help to reduce stress, anxiety and …

Surveillance of zoonotic parasites in animals involved in animal-assisted interventions (AAIs)

G Simonato, P Danesi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are based on the establishment of a therapeutic
relationship between animals and beneficiaries that is certain to provide positive effects …