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Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature
Delirium leading to agitation is a common issue in elderly people and patients with underlying neurocognitive impairment. Despite use of medications to treat agitation, polypharmacy is a major concern and might lead to multiple side effects in this patient population. Therefore, it is imperative to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544463/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698207 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6040096 |
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author | Sheikh, Abu Baker Javed, Nismat Leyba, Katarina Khair, Ali Hamza Ijaz, Zainab Dar, Aimen Asim Hanif, Hamza Farooq, Asif Shekhar, Rahul |
author_facet | Sheikh, Abu Baker Javed, Nismat Leyba, Katarina Khair, Ali Hamza Ijaz, Zainab Dar, Aimen Asim Hanif, Hamza Farooq, Asif Shekhar, Rahul |
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description | Delirium leading to agitation is a common issue in elderly people and patients with underlying neurocognitive impairment. Despite use of medications to treat agitation, polypharmacy is a major concern and might lead to multiple side effects in this patient population. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate non-pharmacological methods that can provide solutions to the problem. The objective of this review was to evaluate the impact of pet-assisted therapy on elderly patients, with a major focus on agitation and delirium. For the purposes of this study, a scoping review was performed using PubMed, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrials. We reviewed literature from 1980 to 2021. Out of the 31 studies reviewed, 14 commented on agitation with respect to pet-assisted interventions. Of these, eight studies (57%) reported a statistically significant reduction in agitation and/or delirium in patients who were exposed to pet therapy. Pet-assisted therapy can improve the standardized care in hospital-based settings for patients with neurocognitive impairment because of better companionship, reduced agitation and mood disorders, and better stability of hemodynamic status. These interventions can pave the way for better patient and hospital satisfaction. |
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spelling | pubmed-85444632021-10-26 Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature Sheikh, Abu Baker Javed, Nismat Leyba, Katarina Khair, Ali Hamza Ijaz, Zainab Dar, Aimen Asim Hanif, Hamza Farooq, Asif Shekhar, Rahul Geriatrics (Basel) Review Delirium leading to agitation is a common issue in elderly people and patients with underlying neurocognitive impairment. Despite use of medications to treat agitation, polypharmacy is a major concern and might lead to multiple side effects in this patient population. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate non-pharmacological methods that can provide solutions to the problem. The objective of this review was to evaluate the impact of pet-assisted therapy on elderly patients, with a major focus on agitation and delirium. For the purposes of this study, a scoping review was performed using PubMed, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrials. We reviewed literature from 1980 to 2021. Out of the 31 studies reviewed, 14 commented on agitation with respect to pet-assisted interventions. Of these, eight studies (57%) reported a statistically significant reduction in agitation and/or delirium in patients who were exposed to pet therapy. Pet-assisted therapy can improve the standardized care in hospital-based settings for patients with neurocognitive impairment because of better companionship, reduced agitation and mood disorders, and better stability of hemodynamic status. These interventions can pave the way for better patient and hospital satisfaction. MDPI 2021-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8544463/ /pubmed/34698207 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6040096 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Sheikh, Abu Baker Javed, Nismat Leyba, Katarina Khair, Ali Hamza Ijaz, Zainab Dar, Aimen Asim Hanif, Hamza Farooq, Asif Shekhar, Rahul Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title | Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title_full | Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title_fullStr | Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title_short | Pet-Assisted Therapy for Delirium and Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Neurocognitive Impairment: A Review of Literature |
title_sort | pet-assisted therapy for delirium and agitation in hospitalized patients with neurocognitive impairment: a review of literature |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544463/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698207 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6040096 |
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