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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"pet therapy"”.
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Barking up the wrong tree : pet therapy in South Africa
… Bergensen (1989) that focused on the effects of pet facilitated therapy on the self-esteem and socialisation of primary school children. In addition, a handful of articles have been published in South African journals. It is rather perturbing to note that a proven, highly effective adjunct to …
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Back to nature to beat the blues
… symptoms in nursing home residents by using a pet therapy intervention to increase levels of social support and social interaction within the nursing home facility.;The target population in this study consisted of two nursing home facilities in West Virginia. Approximately 21 subjects …
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A design of actuation mechanisms for use in 'huggable' robotic teddy bear
… use in therapeutic applications. The benefits of pet therapy include a reduction in stress and an increase in rate of healing. The Huggable teddy bear will attempt to offer the same benefits through a life-like interaction with the user. Consequently, the actuators were created to be compact due …
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Older Adults’ Perspective: Exploring the Experience of Owning a Guide Dog
… well-being. Despite vast research conducted on pet therapy and dog companionship, limited research exists on the facilitators and barriers of owning a dog guide among older adults with low vision. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore the facilitators and barriers …
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Identifying Response to Therapy in Longitudinal PET Imaging Studies
18F-FDG PET can predict response using both qualitative and quantitative measures. PET Therapy Response Assessor (PETTRA) software was developed to allow users to view and analyse pre- and post- therapy images and compute quantitative measures for predicting response to therapy. Additionally, …
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Can exergaming improve mental health of university students?
… less stress and anxiety when compared against pet therapy, as well as, higher vitality plus lower stress and anxiety compared to ‘non-exercisers’. The results from these studies make it apparent that exergaming may not offer anything ‘unique’ as a stimulus beyond more traditional modes of …
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Matching system for Animal-assisted therapy based on the Levenshtein and Gale-Shapley algorithms
… the implementation of an algorithm that assigns pets, cats, or dogs to persons with depressive disorders such as low self-esteem. We found that even though different institutions have made the assignments of pets to patients, we were not able to found one that uses an IT tool for this task. …
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A Study of the Effects of Pet Ownership on Mental Health among Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Northeast Tennessee.
… study explored the relationship between pet ownership, attachment, and psychological health among community-dwelling senior citizens and evaluated the impact of the placement of an aquarium into a regional senior center. General health, depression, social support, pet attitudes, pet …