Impact of an animal-assisted therapy programme on physiological and psychosocial variables of paediatric oncology patients

NB Silva, FL Osório - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study was to propose an intervention and safety protocol for performing
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and evaluating its efficacy in children under outpatient …

Animal assisted therapy in pediatric mental health conditions: A review

T Doan, D Pennewitt, R Patel - … in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal assisted therapy (AAT) has been explored as a treatment option for children with
mental health disorders and associated symptoms. AAT can be implemented in inpatient …

Current status of animal-assisted interventions in scientific literature: A critical comment on their internal validity

J López-Cepero - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have been receiving ever-increasing
attention from both practitioners (including psychologists, educators, social workers, and …

Effects of animal-assisted psychotherapy incorporating mindfulness and self-compassion in neurorehabilitation: a randomized controlled feasibility trial

P Künzi, M Ackert, M Grosse Holtforth… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic approaches are increasingly used in neurorehabilitation
to address psychological distress. Animal-assistance is thought to increase efficacy. The …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of current practices for dogs engaged in assistance and therapy support programs within Australia

S McDowall, A Hamilton-Bruce, M Cobb… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Assistance and therapy dogs play a key role in providing support to humans. There have
been limited studies of the health, ethics, and welfare of the dogs involved in these …

Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of animal-assisted activities with visiting dogs in inpatient pediatric oncology

K Steff, M Grasemann, K Ostermann… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Childhood cancer entails a heavy burden for patients and their families. Recent
advances in overall survival rates have increasingly brought long-term quality of life into …

[PDF][PDF] Pascale Künzi1, 2, 6Ε, Michael Ackert7, Martin grosse Holtforth1, 3, Margret Hund‑Georgiadis2 &

K Hediger - Scientific Reports, 2022 - edoc.unibas.ch
Transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic approaches are increasingly used in neurorehabilitation
to address psychological distress. Animal‑assistance is thought to increase efficacy. The …

Bird-assisted treatment in vulnerable people: A literature review

N Béguin, M Burtey, B Lignier… - Human-Animal …, 2024 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) practices have diversified following one of the earliest uses of
animals in therapy, as described by Levinson. Since the 1960s, evidence of the …

[PDF][PDF] Einsatz der Roboterrobbe PARO bei demenziell erkrankten Menschen im stationären Setting Altersheim

R Schlißke - 2020 - repo.bibliothek.uni-halle.de
Das neuartige Corona Virus stellt vor allem für ältere Menschen eine Gefährdung dar
(Robert Koch Institut, 2020, Abs. 20) und verbreitet sich dort, wo viele Menschen …

Animal-assisted interventions

D Scotland-Coogan, E Ruegg - L. Rapp-McCall, K. Corcoran & …, 2022 - books.google.com
Animal-assisted interventions and research pertaining to their effectiveness have flourished
in the past 20 years, but both have been hampered by inconsistencies in classifying the …