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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38183121/effects-of-including-a-dog-on-treatment-motivation-and-the-therapeutic-alliance-in-child-and-adolescent-psychotherapy-study-protocol-for-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wanda Arnskötter, Suzanne Martin, Susanne Walitza, Karin Hediger
BACKGROUND: Motivation and a therapeutic alliance are crucial for successful therapy. It is assumed that dogs can increase motivation and help support therapeutic relationships. This is one of the reasons for including dogs in psychotherapy. While the positive effects of psychotherapy with dogs have been documented over the past years, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of animal-assisted psychotherapy. This study therefore aims to investigate whether and how the presence of a dog affects motivation and the therapeutic alliance in child and adolescent psychotherapy...
January 5, 2024: Trials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38150915/goldfish-or-aquatic-turtle-impact-of-two-animal-assisted-interventions-on-children-s-pain-anxiety-and-fear-during-iv-catheterization-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdullah Sarman, Suat Tuncay
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the effect of goldfish and aquatic turtle nursing interventions on children's pain, anxiety, and fear during IV catheter insertion. DESIGN AND METHODS: The randomized controlled trial included 98 children (control group = 32, goldfish group = 33, aquatic turtle group = 33) aged 5-6 years, attending outpatient clinic for blood sampling and catheterisation procedures. Pain was measured using the Wong Baker Facial Pain Scale, anxiety was measured using the Child Anxiety Scale-State, and child fear was measured using the Child Fear Scale, before, during, and after catheterization...
December 26, 2023: Journal of Pediatric Nursing
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38147109/the-supporting-role-of-dogs-in-the-inpatient-setting-a-systematic-review-of-the-therapeutic-effects-of-animal-assisted-therapy-with-dogs-for-children-and-adolescents-in-an-inpatient-setting
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REVIEW
Dustin Fornefeld, Undine Zellin, Peter Schmidt, Oliver Fricke
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is becoming increasingly popular. The possibilities and guidelines for interventions and methods are very diverse. Currently, published studies mainly concentrate on effects in paediatrics, outpatient therapy and schools. Specific recommendations for AAT in the context of inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry do not exist. This systematic review will attempt to evaluate the existing studies in terms of their methodological quality and specify positive and negative effects, aiming to provide a decision-making aid for everyday clinical practice...
December 26, 2023: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38132065/effects-of-hippotherapy-on-health-related-quality-of-life-in-caregivers-of-children-with-cerebral-palsy-a-pilot-quasi-experimental-study-in-japan
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tomoko Mutoh, Tatsushi Mutoh, Hiromi Kurosaki, Yasuyuki Taki
BACKGROUND: Despite accumulating data regarding the beneficial effects of hippotherapy on gait and balance skills in children with cerebral palsy (CP), its effects on caregivers' quality of life (QOL) are limited, presumably due to a lack of reliable and valid measurement tools. This study aims to evaluate the impact of hippotherapy on the health-related QOL of primary caregivers using the Japanese version of the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life for Children (CP QOL) questionnaire. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design embedded within our existing cohort was utilized...
December 15, 2023: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38112585/oocyte-activation-is-a-cytoplasm-confined-event-so-far-what-about-the-nucleus
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REVIEW
Luisa Gioia, Luca Palazzese, Marta Czernik, Domenico Iuso, Helena Fulka, Josef Fulka, Pasqualino Loi
The fertilizing spermatozoa induce a Ca2+ oscillatory pattern, the universal hallmark of oocyte activation, in all sexually reproducing animals. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) like intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) bypass the physiological pathway; however, while a normal Ca2+ release pattern occurs in some species, particularly humans, artificial activation is compulsory for ICSI-fertilized oocytes to develop in most farm animals. Unlike the normal oscillatory pattern, most artificial activation protocols induce a single Ca2+ spike, undermining proper ICSI-derived embryo development in these species...
December 1, 2023: Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38087336/rudolph-the-kids-ward-reindeer-a-scoping-review-of-the-effects-of-support-animals-on-the-well-being-of-healthcare-staff
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thomas C Erren, Jonas Wallraff, Ursula Wild, David M Shaw, Philip Lewis
BACKGROUND: Many systematic reviews identify support animals or animal assisted activity as a beneficial and standard practice in several medical disciplines for patients (children, adolescents, and adults) and residents in care homes. A variety of animals are used such as dogs, cats, ponies, horses, alpacas, reindeer, penguins, rabbits, and tarantulas. Our objective was to explore the evidence regarding effects of animal assisted activity on a further population of interest; namely, healthcare staff...
December 12, 2023: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38051067/-ithink-it-s-good-that-they-choose-who-they-want-to-be-stroked-by-the-support-quality-of-animal-basedtherapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pia Hawranek, Lea Kasper, Melanie Weigl, Elisabeth Schramm, Svenja Taubner
For Adolescents with personality impairments it's often difficult to accept therapy offers. Personality impairment may be preceded by (early childhood) trauma, which undermines trust in others.Thus, adolescents with traumatic experience often have limited motivation to start psychotherapy, also due to the greater need for autonomy and the process of detachment in this age phase. However, adolescence is a particularly sensitive period, as personality impairments may consolidate and personality disorders (PD) develop...
December 2023: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38051065/-mentalisation-in-dog-assisted-psychotherapy-for-children-and-adolescents
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gerd Ganser
The article describes how a dog can be integrated into a psychotherapeutic process. Dogs react to momentary moods and functional abilities of patients and therapists and help shape an emerging "scene" according to their assessment if they are free to express themselves and are not reduced to a function.The therapist can verbalize the patient's way of shaping the interactions and use it to promote the ability tomentalize. Central therapeutic techniques are "reflective seeing", reflection on the scene and the therapist's attitude...
December 2023: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38051062/-the-importance-of-attachment-for-human-beings-and-dogs-implications-for-dog-assisted-psychotherapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Janina Schreiber
Attachment theory is known as an important therapeutic foundation. Establishing a secure attachment to a caregiver is equally relevant for the mental health of both humans and dogs. A bond can be formed between humans and dogs that is comparable to the attachment between mother and child. Patients with adverse attachment experiences often struggle to maintain stable relationships due to internal working models. Building a therapeutic alliance can also be challenging. On the other hand, establishing a relationship with a dog seems to be successful for patients with adverse attachment experiences...
December 2023: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38051058/-on-the-evolutionary-bio-psychological-foundations-of-the-human-animal-relationship
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kurt Kotrschal
Ever since, people live in contact with nature and animals, even in relatively non-utilitarian ways. Erich Fromm and Edward Wilson termed this human universal "Biophilia". But why different species can live together in a social way, is explained by a "common social toolbox" of neural, psychological and physiologicalmechanisms, which evolved over phylogeny.Major components of this toolbox are found in the vertebrate brain, which evolved over the past 600 million years in a succession of key innovations and conservative preservation...
December 2023: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38044488/exploring-australian-university-students-and-staff-members-perspectives-on-an-animal-assisted-intervention-as-a-health-promotion-initiative-on-campus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emily Cooke, Claire Henderson-Wilson, Elyse Warner, Anthony D LaMontagne
ISSUE ADDRESSED: The university campus environment is unique and complex, with students and staff members experiencing increasing levels of stress and anxiety over time. One intervention being used internationally to alleviate stress and anxiety is an Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI). This research aimed to explore Australian university students' and staff members' perspectives on an AAI prior to implementation. METHODS: This study used an explanatory mixed methods approach...
December 3, 2023: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38040613/the-ethical-perspectives-of-using-animals-in-pediatric-health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brittany Sullivan, Emily Carroll, Neelkamal Soares
While there are ethical standards for human biomedical research, animals have historically not benefitted from the same levels of protection. Cultural shifts in response to studies demonstrating animal capacity to suffer have resulted in laws defining minimum ethical standards for the treatment of various animal populations. However, none of these pertain to service or therapy animals nor do they define ethical considerations regarding training, placement, environment, and duty limitations specific to this population...
November 30, 2023: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38040610/animal-assisted-therapy-in-pediatric-mental-health-conditions-a-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tam Doan, Deanna Pennewitt, Rohan Patel
Animal assisted therapy (AAT) has been explored as a treatment option for children with mental health disorders and associated symptoms. AAT can be implemented in inpatient, outpatient, and residential care settings. Some studies demonstrate significant improvement in symptom severity while others report only modest results. In this review, we summarize previous studies that have investigated the applications of AAT for pediatric mental health treatment, focusing on management of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and internet gaming disorder...
November 30, 2023: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38024270/characteristics-of-animal-assisted-interventions-in-the-state-of-lower-saxony-germany-with-a-focus-on-hygiene-in-health-care-facilities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sonja Wolken, Johannes Dreesman, Dagmar Rocker, Cornelia Henke-Gendo
Animal-assisted Interventions (AAIs) are becoming increasingly popular. To date, information on the extent of AAIs in Germany is limited. With a focus on infection control measures in health care facilities (HCFs), two studies were conducted in Lower Saxony to gain knowledge about the structure, characteristics and frequency of AAIs. An online survey among AAI providers identified dogs as the most important animal species in AAI, which mainly operated in educational facilities (53%) and/or on own property (46%)...
December 2023: One Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38007472/the-effect-of-animal-assisted-interventions-on-the-course-of-neurological-diseases-a-systematic-review
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Veronika Mittly, Cecilia Farkas-Kirov, Ágnes Zana, Kata Szabó, Veronika Ónodi-Szabó, György Purebl
BACKGROUND: In our experience, working with a therapy animal strengthens endurance, maintains motivation, provides a sense of achievement, and boosts overall mental resilience. The aims of this work were to summarize the results of quantitative research on the possibilities of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) among people with neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases and to attempt to assess the effects of animal-assisted interventions in an objective manner and to find supporting evidence based on published literature...
November 25, 2023: Systematic Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37997233/dog-assisted-therapy-for-control-of-anxiety-in-pediatric-dentistry
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sérgio Luiz Pinheiro, Camila Silva, Lidiane Luiz, Nubia Silva, Rafaela Fonseca, Thaís Velásquez, Diana Roberta Grandizoli
Anxiety is common in pediatric dental care, and affects the behavioral management of children. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been shown to improve children's behavior. However, few studies have applied this technique in dentistry. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of dog-assisted therapy to control anxiety during pediatric dental treatment. Twenty children were selected from the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Brazil...
November 2023: Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37996312/animal-assisted-therapies-for-autism
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anna Beavers, Antoinette Fleming, Jeffrey D Shahidullah
Animal-assisted therapies have been increasingly used as part of treatment for a range of emotional-behavioral conditions and have more recently been incorporated into treatment for children with symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder. Autism spectrum disorder affects one in 36 children and early interventions can be very effective. The aims of this paper are to: 1) provide background into animal-assisted therapies including a breakdown on the subtypes of therapies, 2) report broad summaries of research outcomes across various domains: social-emotional, physical, quality of life, behavioral skills, and adaptive skills, and 3) summarize key takeaways for pediatric practitioners when supporting families of youth with autism spectrum disorder who are interested in participating in animal-assisted therapy...
November 22, 2023: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37994079/impact-of-facility-dog-and-certified-child-life-specialist-dyad-on-children-s-pain-and-anxiety-during-needlestick-procedures-in-a-pediatric-hematology-oncology-clinic-setting
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ali Spikestein, Jordan Musante, Hsin-Hui Huang, Morgan Stojanowski, Diane Rode, Pallavi Pillai, Gary D Crouch
BACKGROUND: Pediatric Hematology Oncology patients undergo frequent needlestick procedures, often leading to negative outcomes including pain and anxiety. Animal-assisted therapy has been shown to minimize pediatric patient distress; however, its utilization by a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) to reduce patient distress has not been widely studied. METHODS: Pediatric patients receiving needlesticks in the Hematology Oncology Clinic were enrolled between March 2018 and May 2021...
November 10, 2023: Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37938352/implementation-feasibility-of-animal-assisted-therapy-in-a-pediatric-intensive-care-unit-effectiveness-on-reduction-of-pain-fear-and-anxiety
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Eduardo López-Fernández, Alba Palacios-Cuesta, Alicia Rodríguez-Martínez, Marta Olmedilla-Jodar, Rocío Fernández-Andrade, Raquel Mediavilla-Fernández, Juan Ignacio Sánchez-Díaz, Nuria Máximo-Bocanegra
Animal-assisted therapies are an innovative strategy within health care humanization initiatives, and they could play a role in the reduction of pain or anxiety. The main objective of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of implementing animal-assisted therapy in a pediatric intensive care unit and its effectiveness for the reduction of pain, fear, and anxiety. A prospective, quasi-experimental study of animal-assisted therapy was designed in the pediatric intensive care unit of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre of Madrid, from January 2019 to December 2019...
November 8, 2023: European Journal of Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37934682/animal-assisted-interventions-on-a-college-campus-to-improve-wellness-adventures-with-the-northern-michigan-university-wildpups
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michelle Andriacchi, Casey Hopper, Anne Stein, Rachel Nye, Katie Taylor
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of anxiety and stress among university students has been well established. However, limited studies document the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) on college campuses. METHOD: An AAI program was created and implemented during the 2021-2022 academic year to study the effects on students' stress and anxiety. Five faculty dog and handler teams, called the "Wildpups," participated in events that allowed individuals to interact with registered therapy dogs...
November 2023: Journal of Nursing Education
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