Evidence of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Neurological Diseases in Adults: A Systematic Review.

María Del Carmen Rodríguez-MartínezAlba De la Plana MaestreJuan Antonio Armenta-PeinadoMiguel Ángel Barbancho Natalia García-Casares

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

This systematic review provides occupational therapy practitioners with evidence on the use of activity based on animal-assisted therapy as a novel field of intervention that can complement other therapies and obtain benefits in different populations.

Keyphrases

systematic review
randomized controlled trial
primary care
meta analyses
mesenchymal stem cells
cell therapy
brain injury
blood brain barrier
genetic diversity