Pet-therapy: A trial for institutionalized frail elderly patients

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 407-412

  Stasi, M F ^a   Amati, D ^a   Costa, C ^a   Resta, D ^a   Senepa, G ^a   Scarafioiti, C ^a   Aimonino, N ^a   Molaschi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Institutionalized frail elderly; Pet therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PET THERAPY PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HYPERTENSION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 3042553985     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.052     Document Type: Article

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