Benefits of dog-assisted therapy in patients with dementia residing in aged care centers in Spain

E Vegue Parra, JM Hernández Garre… - … and public health, 2021 - mdpi.com
… of assisted therapy with dogs in dementia is not clear. In this study, we want to evaluate
such … that assisted therapy with dogs has beneficial effects in people with institutionalized …

Dogassisted interventions and outcomes for older adults in residential long‐term care facilities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

B Jain, S Syed, T Hafford‐Letchfield… - … of older people …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… the dog-assisted therapy or any psychosocial health outcome … , assisted living facilities and
residential aged care services. … using these tools with people living with dementia and other …

Effectiveness of a dog-assisted therapy program to enhance quality of life in institutionalized dementia patients

MÁ Briones, I Pardo-García… - Clinical Nursing …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
… same residential aged care facility, where the AAT therapy … were being conducted, all the
residents were able to see and … assessment and measurement due to advancing dementia and/…

Effects of dog-assisted therapy in adults with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JH Zafra-Tanaka, K Pacheco-Barrios, WA Tellez… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) is a non-pharmacological intervention … dementia. However,
evidence to support it is lacking. Thus, we aim to evaluate the effects of DAT on this population

Animal assisted therapy for older adults in aged care facilities: A rapid review

MA Franklin, T Parnell, N Versi… - … Journal of Allied Health …, 2022 - nsuworks.nova.edu
… For the purposes of this review, older adults are defined as people aged 65 years and over;
this … An evaluation of dog- assisted therapy for residents of aged care facilities with dementia. …

Effects of dog-assisted intervention on quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia

A Kårefjärd, L Nordgren - … journal of occupational therapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… The results of the assessment are registered in the residents’ medical chart and used for …
study were residents in different nursing homes, and all had moderate to severe dementia. …

Animal-assisted interventions with dogs and robotic animals for residents with dementia in nursing homes: A systematic review

NK Aarskog, I Hunskår, F Bruvik - Physical & Occupational therapy …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… and nursing homes. Although dogs were most commonly … The aim of this present review
was to provide a systematic … in intervention for residents with dementia in nursing homes only. …

[PDF][PDF] Animal assisted therapy for elderly residents of a skilled nursing facility

WS Pope, C Hunt, K Ellison - Journal of Nursing Education and …, 2016 - academia.edu
… AAT studies reveal that AAT produces effective results among people with dementia. A
literature review of dog visitation therapy in dementia care found that pet therapy has a significant …

Effectiveness of the dog therapy for patients with dementia-a systematic review

B Klimova, J Toman, K Kuca - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Dementia usually starts to affect people at the age of 60+ years. But, for example, … , this
review apart from the effect of canis therapy on the reduction of behavioral symptoms of dementia

Trained assistance dogs for people with dementia: A systematic review

G Marks, K McVilly - Psychogeriatrics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… This systematic review investigated evidence for the effectiveness of trained assistance …
suggested that the dog-assisted therapy was more effective in people with severe dementia, but …