Acceptability and impact of pet visitation on a pediatric cardiology inpatient unit

Wu, Adam Sauh Gee; Niedra, R; Pendergast, Lisa; McCrindle, Brian W.

doi:10.1053/jpdn.2002.127173

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“…Because hospitalization is one of the most stressful events for a child (Mahat and Scoloveno 2003), we were able to generally observe that based on the accounts of the companions and the observations of the researchers, the AAA resulted in positive psychological effects for the subjects, such as improved mood/smiles (Kaminski et al 2002), sociability/conversations (Wu et al 2002), motivation/getting out of the bed (Sobo et al 2006), and depressed feelings/stopped crying (Kamioka et al 2014). …”

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confidence: 83%

“…The authors also showed that the presence of a dog might be more effective than a visit from a person for alleviating physiological stress in hospitalized children and provides physiological and psychological benefits for family members and nurses. Wu et al (2002) observed that physical contact with a dog through AAI established harmony and produced positive feelings. At a pediatric oncology unit, bringing the child to the ground, putting the dog on the bed, or walking it along the hallway made patients and parents more satisfied.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

Ichitani

Cunha

2016

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is an approach recently introduced into the hospital environment to improve the quality of hospitalization and provide important benefits for patients with chronic diseases and long-term hospitalizations. This work aims to verify the effects of animal-assisted activity (AAA) on the expression and quality of self-reported pain in hospitalized children and adolescents, while considering the subjects' subjectivity. The participants were 17 hospitalized children/adolescents of both genders, aged 7 years and older, who complained of pain. Two therapy dogs were selected for the intervention according to the criteria of international protocols. The participants were asked an open question ("How would you describe your pain?"). After the question, an AAA session, which lasted between 5 and 10 min, was held with random activities spontaneously chosen by the subject. The open question was asked again at the end of the session, without the presence of the dog. Positive effects were observed in this population with regard to a decrease in self-reported pain. These results suggest that there is a possible symbolic elaboration of pain by the subject, in which the dog might represent acceptance and affection at a moment of great emotional suffering.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

Ichitani

Cunha

2016

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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“…Effects of pet therapy dogs on inpatient paediatric cardiology patients was studied by allowing each patient and their parents to receive a 10-to 20-minute visit from a pet therapy dog (Wu et al 2002). The study included 31 pet therapy visits, and the subjective questioning of both patient and parents on the experience, as well the use of an observer's subjective evaluations of the interactions during the sessions, suggested that these visits, which included rapport and physical contact with the animals, resulted in reduced stress and improved both the patients' and the parents' morale.…”

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The Development of an Enhanced Extension Agent Training to Create Butterfly Gardens in Louisiana

Fontenot¹,

Morgan²,

Owings³

2015

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

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“…With regards to psychological and psychiatric problems, up to now, studies have been mainly carried out on children with autism [13,14] mental retardation and chronic mental illness-related diseases [15,16] or a long-standing illness, such as cancer [17,18]. At the moment, several studies are indicating that the benefits for clinical problems are also possible during psychiatric hospitalization for children or adolescents [19].…”

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Study of the Acceptance and Perceived Efficacy of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) for Parents and Nurses in the Psychiatry Unit of Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence - Italy

MC¹,

Bigalli²

2016

J Community Med Health Educ

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Objectives: This short paper is part of wider research aimed at comparing the effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) with a standard treatment protocol in 20 children and adolescents admitted to psychiatry hospitals for severe mental breakdown (with RCT). After analysing the global results we concluded that the benefits could not only be described in terms of direct effectiveness and care outcomes, but there were also other factors that we should consider, in particular in relation to the context of care. The focus was to analyze those factors, because the results of this treatment were quite distinctive and specific to AAT. The main purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parents and nurses accept the effects of AAT and perceive its efficacy.Method: For this purpose, at the end of the AAT treatment, we gave a specially formulated questionnaire to both parents and nurses.Results: Data analyses showed that nurses evaluate AAT to be very efficient in improving both the adolescent's quality of stay in hospital and also their compliance with the care provided. Parents expressed a strong acceptance of AAT and evaluated this treatment as an efficient way to both improve the way in which their children express emotions and also facilitate their social skills. Conclusion:The study confirms, in a wider context, the results of our previous studies, not only on the clinical efficacy of AAT, but also on the perceived efficacy for parents and hospital staff and in the general context of care. This underlines the importance to further analyze the factors related to the environment and document the indirect benefits related to a more positive care environment.

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Acceptability and impact of pet visitation on a pediatric cardiology inpatient unit

Cited by 80 publications

References 8 publications

Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

The Development of an Enhanced Extension Agent Training to Create Butterfly Gardens in Louisiana

Study of the Acceptance and Perceived Efficacy of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) for Parents and Nurses in the Psychiatry Unit of Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence - Italy

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