Animal-assisted activity and emotional status of patients with Alzheimer's disease in day care

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 899-905

  Mossello, Enrico ^a   Ridolfi, Alessandro ^a   Mello, Anna Maria ^a   Lorenzini, Giulia ^b   Mugnai, Francesca ^c   Piccini, Carolina ^d   Barone, Domenico ^a   Peruzzi, Anna ^a   Masotti, Giulio ^a   Marchionni, Niccolò ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Foundation Istituto Andrea Devoto   (Italy)

^c Association Antropozoa Onlus   (Italy)

^d Alzheimer Day Care Center Luigi Amaducci   (Italy)

Author keywords

animal assisted therapy; behavioral disciplines and activities; behavioral symptoms; dementia; depression; emotions; pet therapy; physical therapy modalities

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATED BEHAVIOR MAPPING INSTRUMENT; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA; DAY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; OBSERVED EMOTION RATING SCALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE IMPAIRMENT BATTERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DAY CARE; DOGS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79960117490     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211000226     Document Type: Article

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