Effect of animal assisted interactions on activity and stress response in children in acute care settings

OBJECTIVE: Determine the effects of animal assisted interactions (AAI) on activity and stress response in pediatric acute care settings. DESIGN: Randomized treatment control design. SETTING: Inpatient pediatric acute care units (PICU, CVICU and Hematology/Oncology). PATIENTS: Eighty pediatric inpati...

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Autores principales: Jennings, Mary Lou, Granger, Douglas A., Bryce, Crystal I., Twitchell, Denice, Yeakel, Kim, Teaford, Patricia A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9216416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35757663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100076
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: Determine the effects of animal assisted interactions (AAI) on activity and stress response in pediatric acute care settings. DESIGN: Randomized treatment control design. SETTING: Inpatient pediatric acute care units (PICU, CVICU and Hematology/Oncology). PATIENTS: Eighty pediatric inpatients (49% male) age 2–19 years. INTERVENTION: The AAI experimental group patients interacted with therapy dog teams for 5–10 min and the comparison group patients continued their current activity without an AAI visit. MEASUREMENT AND RESULTS: Salivary cortisol, activity level, and mood were assessed before and after AAI. AAI was associated with a decrease in cortisol levels and increases in mood and activity. CONCLUSION: AAI benefits children in pediatric acute care units.

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