Effects of dog-assisted intervention on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Nursing Older People

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 31-38

  Nordgren, Lena ^a   Engström, Gabriella ^b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted intervention; Behavioural and psychological symptoms; Dementia; Dog assisted intervention; Long term care; Non pharmacological methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84898882956     PISSN: 14720795     EISSN: 20478941     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nop2014.03.26.3.31.e517     Document Type: Article

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