Animal-Assisted Intervention in Dementia: Effects on Quality of Life

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-19

  Nordgren, Lena ^a   Engström, Gabriella ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

animal assisted intervention; dementia; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84893145964     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773813492546     Document Type: Article

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