… -assisted therapy using a therapy dog in the care of persons with dementia has been shown
to increase well-being and decrease problematic behaviours associated with the illness. …

… Any illness places a significant burden on patients, including deterioration in quality of life. …
sessions once a week at our research center with a trained therapy dog and therapy dog …

… veterinary client caregiver burden in the context of serious illness (also … burden, stress,
anxiety, and depressive symptoms was observed in owners of dogs and cats with a serious illness …

… recruited from national service dog provider Canine Assistants. Participants were caregivers
or spouses of a person with a disability or illness who either currently had a service dog (n = …

… whether they would want to be visited by a therapy dog, and the vast majority agreed and
were of the opinion that patients may want to visit with a therapy dog “to reduce anxiety (92%) …

… sample of US therapy dog organizations to investigate … a number of areas relating to dog
welfare, human safety, and … diets and treats to visiting dogs is concerning. This information …

… Finally, the medicine and veterinary visits could be a financial burden, requiring … of illness
leaving relatively little time for the dog to feel well. In addition, observing signs of illness could …

… ’s health and behavioral welfare is also high, not least because without this, our findings
show that dog ownership can become a challenging burden. The perceived costs subscale …

… Therapy dogs and ESAs have no US legal requirements for … dogs play an important role
for people with mental illness. In … , the burden on joints when interacting with a dog can injure …

… therapy dog in a clinic in Japan under a specialist handler. We investigated changes in the
patients'" moods" when interacting with the therapy dog … The patients can interact with the dog …