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| Effects of pets versus people visits with nursing home residents | | Author(s) | Patricia Lutwack-Bloom, Rohan Wijewickrama, Betsy Smith |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 44, nos 3/4, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 137-159 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Pet keeping ; Therapy ; Visiting ; Voluntary workers ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Comparison ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study sought to isolate the value of a pet, using pet facilitated therapy within long-term care facilities, to answer the question as to whether the visits themselves may be the contributing factor to changes in outcome, or the pet itself. Residents in two long-term care settings were compared. Using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Profile of Mood Disorders to assess changes over a 6-month period, one patient group received visits from volunteers who brought a dog; a matched group received visits without a dog. Results show a significant, positive change in mood for those receiving visits from volunteers with a dog. While there was a similar trend in depression, the differences were not significant. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070110005 A |
| Classmark | HVT: LO: NP: QV: KX: LHB: D: ENR: 48: 3J: 7T |
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