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Effect of animal assisted interactions on activity and stress response in children in acute care settings.
Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 November
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.
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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