A pilot study of animal assisted activity among hospitalized older adults.
Animal assisted activity
Animal assisted intervention
Animal assisted therapy
Pet therapy
Journal
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1528-3984
Titre abrégé: Geriatr Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8309633
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
26
03
2019
revised:
23
06
2020
accepted:
25
06
2020
pubmed:
14
7
2020
medline:
18
9
2021
entrez:
14
7
2020
Statut:
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Résumé
Animal Assisted Activity (AAA) is a non-medical intervention that has been shown to reduce anxiety among nursing home patients in various settings. However, AAA has not been tested among acute care hospitalized older adult patients ages 65 and older. This pilot study explored if a visit from a trained dog and its handler would decrease anxiety among hospitalized, older adult patients ages 65 and greater. The participants were recruited from medical surgical/oncology units, and the Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) 6-item short form was used to measure anxiety both pre- and post-interactions with the AAA-team. The data revealed that a one-time, 12-20-min visit, allowing the patients to pet and to interact with the dog, reduced (p = .000) the participants' self-reported anxiety.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32654853
pii: S0197-4572(20)30202-0
doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.06.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
905-908Informations de copyright
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