The positive influence of animals: Animal assisted therapy in acute care
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Beth E. Barba, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Animal Assisted Therapy is a therapeutic nursing intervention that brings animals together with persons with physical and/or emotional needs as a way of meeting those needs. It is based on the growing knowledge of benefits that animals provide to the sick, elderly, and isolated. A model for a responsible and outcome-oriented program in animal-assisted therapy in acute care settings is described in this article. Special areas include: types of therapy, specific treatment goals, patient and animal suitability, environmental considerations, and evaluation methods.
The positive influence of animals: Animal assisted therapy in acute care
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Created on 1/1/1995
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, 9(4), 91-95
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Keywords
- Animal-assisted therapy, Adjunctive treatment, CNS