Evaluation of a pet-assisted living intervention for improving functional status in assisted living residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: A pilot study

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 276-289

  Friedmann, Erika ^a   Galik, Elizabeth ^a   Thomas, Sue A ^a   Hall, P Sue ^a   Chung, Seon Yoon ^a   McCune, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; agitation; animal assisted; dementia; depression; intervention; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; APATHY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; APATHY; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930454286     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317514545477     Document Type: Article

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