Background Given the complexity of providing dementia care in hospitals, integrating
technology into practice is a high challenge and an important opportunity. Although there …

The field of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) is plagued with mixed results. Some findings
appear to indicate that interacting with a companion animal is beneficial for some aspect of …

Animal-assisted therapy has become a fast-growing and effective approach for remediating
core impairments of children with ASD; however, recent systematic review studies on the …

The aim of this study was to describe interventions for PARO, as well as the outcomes
evaluated and found following use of PARO, and to identify outcome measures in PARO …

Background Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) is a non-pharmacological intervention based on
the interaction between patients and dogs, which has been proposed to help adults with …

New technology, such as social robots, opens up new opportunities in hospital settings.
PARO, a robotic pet seal, was designed to provide emotional and social support for older …

Objective The sense of olfaction has been considered of minor importance in human
communication. In recent years, evidence has emerged that humans might be influenced by …

Background There is some evidence to suggest that animal-assisted interventions can have
beneficial impact for residents in long-term care, but the focus of the evidence has largely …

Aim The positive effects of animal‐assisted interventions (AAIs) in people with dementia
have been frequently reported in the literature. However, it remains unclear if the positive …

Disorders of communication, social relationships, and psychomotricity are often
characterized by cognitive impairment, which hinders daily activities and increases the risk …