Animal-Assisted Therapy as an Intervention for Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Guide Evidence-Based Practice.

Sun Ju Chang Jongeun LeeHyeran AnWoi Hyun Hong Joo Yun Lee

Published in: Worldviews on evidence-based nursing (2020)

This review provides evidence for AAT as an intervention in the physiological, psychosocial, cognitive, and behavioral domains of older adults. When planning interventions for older adults, nurses should consider intended health outcomes, appropriate therapeutic animals, and the consequent intervention contents.

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