Background: Persons with dementia may have severe physical and psychological symptoms
at the end of life. A therapy dog used in their care can provide comfort and relieve their …

Aims and objectives To illuminate meanings of the lived experiences of dog handlers' when
visiting older persons with dementia with their therapy dog. Background Studies indicate that …

Background Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) sometimes express themselves through
behaviours that are difficult to manage for themselves and their caregivers, and to minimise …

This review summarises and critiques the published literature regarding dog therapy for
older people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities. Nine studies were …

Animal assisted interventions (AAI) have a beneficial effect on human health, but little
research is done on the impact this kind of work has on the animals involved. The aim of this …

Visits by dogs to elderly people in nursing homes have shown that animals can produce
unexpected and positive reactions. This led to the idea of using a retrained guide dog for the …

The goal of the present study was to examine how canine assistance may support family
caregivers and persons with dementia and to document and compare two modalities of …

This systematic review investigated evidence for the effectiveness of trained assistance dogs
as an intervention and support for people with dementia. Peer‐reviewed articles were …

Simple Summary There is growing evidence for the efficacy of trained assistance dogs to
enhance the health and wellbeing of people in a variety of circumstances, including those …

The number of persons with Alzheimer's disease is increasing world-wide and the disease
affects the persons, their families, the health care system and the economy within society …