What are the effects of animals on the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes? A systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence

N Orr, R Abbott, A Bethel, S Paviour, R Whear… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Stakeholders' Perceptions and Experiences of Animal Assisted Interventions for People Living With Dementia: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Protocol

D Zhang, M Hennessy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Dementia is a priority public health issue globally. Behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) lead to low quality of life (QoL) for people …

Similarities and differences between China and Sweden regarding the core features of palliative care for people aged 60 or older: a systematic scoping review

G Ahlström, H Huang, Y Luo, C Bökberg… - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite the increasing longevity of the world's population, with an
unprecedented rise in the number of people who need palliative care (PC), there has been …

Djurassisterade insatsers påverkan på personer med demenssjukdom: En allmän litteraturöversikt

S Persson - 2024 - diva-portal.org
Bakgrund: Ungefär 130 000–150 000 personer i Sverige lider idag av demenssjukdomar
och varje år insjuknar ytterligare ca 20 000–25 000 personer i sjukdomen …

An Occupational Perspective of Animal-Assisted Therapy in a Tertiary Hospital Setting

E Ellison - 2022 - opal.latrobe.edu.au
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is identified as an intervention that incorporates
individualised goals in which an animal is a fundamental component of treatment and …

[PDF][PDF] Other end of the leash: the volunteer handler's perspective of animal-assisted interventions

JA Carberry - 2022 - research.library.mun.ca
The overarching field of Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI), colloquially known as “animal
therapy,” has a limited research foundation. Despite the volunteer animal handlers' integral …

Can the Visits of Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Influence the Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) of Male Aging Patients Institutionalized with Dementia in Health …

S Vasconcelos, J Azevedo, C Casanova… - People and Animals …, 2021 - docs.lib.purdue.edu
Despite the fact that in the last decades, several mental health studies have shown that
companion animals contribute to psychological and social well-being in humans (eg …

[PDF][PDF] Vårdhundars betydelse för personer med demenssjukdom

J Fredriksson, T Larsson - 2021 - lup.lub.lu.se
Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka betydelsen av vårdhundar för personer med demenssjukdom.
Metod: En litteraturstudie med induktiv ansats som innefattar tio vetenskapliga artiklar av …

[PDF][PDF] People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

S Vasconcelos, J Azevedo, C Casanova, H Jardim… - academia.edu
Despite the fact that in the last decades, several mental health studies have shown that
companion animals contribute to psychological and social well-being in humans (eg …

Cuidar a pessoa para além da cura

ACFCBB Cid - 2021 - repositorio.ucp.pt
Este Relatório de Estágio “Cuidar a Pessoa para além da Cura”, foi redigido com o máximo
rigor científico em que assenta a Medicina Paliativa e com base nos valores da bioética e …