Perceptions of companion dog benefits on well-being of US military veterans with HIV/AIDS

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 188-193

  Kruger, Kimberly Swart ^a   Stern, Stephen L ^a   Anstead, Gregory ^a   Finley, Erin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Companion dogs; Human immunodeficiency virus; Veterans; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPANION DOG; DOG; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEXINGTON ATTACHMENT TO PETS SCALE; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PET ANIMAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; DOGS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERANS;

EID: 84898485657     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000078     Document Type: Article

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