A Pet Therapy Intervention With Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatients

Zisselman, Marc H.; Rovner, Barry W.; Shmuely, Yochi; Ferrie, Patricia

doi:10.5014/ajot.50.1.47

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“…Walsh, Mertin, Verlander, and Pollard (1995) noted that the studies on animals have shown that the beneficial effects are usually transient, tending to diminish when the animal is removed. Another study found that the level of function of elderly residents did not improve when a pet intervention group was compared to an exercise group (Zisselman, Rovner, Shmuely, & Ferrie, 1995).…”

Section: Motivation and Performancementioning

confidence: 98%

Effect of Preference on Distance Walked by Assisted Living Residents

Herbert

Greene

2001

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics

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Objective. Motivating client performance is a major concern of physical and occupational therapists. Studies have found that providing purposeful activities and freedom of choice among activities enhances performance, but the relationship between preference and performance remains unknown. This study investigated preference and performance.Method. Ten senior adults identified various activities as either most-preferred or least-preferred. The activities included walking with a dog outside, alone outside, with a dog inside, and alone inside. The participants then performed each of the four activities, and the distance walked was measured on predetermined walking courses.Results. The distance walked was significantly greater (p = .016) for the most-preferred activity than for the least-preferred activity. The distance walked was also significantly greater (p = 0.050) when walking with the dog versus walking alone.Conclusion. The results suggest that (1) stronger preference results in enhanced performance, and (2) seniors who participate in a walking study, involving a dog, walk further when walking with the dog than when walking alone.

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Section: Motivation and Performancementioning

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Effect of Preference on Distance Walked by Assisted Living Residents

Herbert

Greene

2001

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics

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“…Estudos mostram benefícios tangíveis da interação dos animais com grupos de pacientes geriátricos [6,11]. No decorrer do desenvolvimento do projeto, foi observada uma comunicação positiva entre os idosos e a equipe do projeto durante a visita dos animais (Figuras 4 e 5).…”

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“…Ramos [11] indica que a velhice representa a fase da vida onde há uma alta incidência de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis, limitações físicas e perdas refletidas em isolamento social, declínio sensorial e cognitivo.…”

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Animais Solidários: A Zooterapia como Extensão Universitária para Idosos Institucionalizados

Ricci

Torelli

Martins

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Rev. Cult. Ext. USP

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O objetivo deste estudo foi introduzir diferentes animais no cotidiano de idosos do asilo São Vicente de Paulo, na cidade de Pirassununga, estado de São Paulo, através do projeto Animais Solidários da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo, buscando identificar uma forma de melhorar a sociabilização, humor, cognição e bem-estar dos idosos institucionalizados. O envelhecimento populacional representa um grande desafio para os familiares, gestores de saúde e instituições que abrigam os idosos. Associado ao processo de envelhecimento, o declínio da capacidade física e cognitiva, a depender de sua extensão, pode levar o idoso a perda da independência, da autonomia e a uma profunda tristeza. Esse quadro gera, para muitos idosos e familiares, a necessidade de institucionalização. A internação, por sua vez, pode levar ao agravamento dessas condições, quando sob determinadas circunstâncias. Foi realizado estudo descritivo, exploratório e transversal, abrangendo trinta e quatro idosos de idade média de setenta e seis anos, de ambos os sexos. Foi evidenciado que 82% dos idosos já tinham tido experiência e convívio com os animais, 63% tinham vontade de possuir um animal, 84% dos funcionários foram favoráveis à visitação dos mesmos; porém, 81% não foram favoráveis à permanência dos mesmos na instituição. Encontrou-se também que 82,35% dos idosos (ou seja, vinte e oito) participaram de todas as atividades propostas , sendo constatadas melhoras quanto à socialização e aumento do afeto para com os animais e a equipe executora do projeto. O avanço dos estudos na área de Zooterapia e intervenções da interação homem-animal com idosos institucionalizados é um passo importante para tal campo do conhecimento, assim como uma maior atenção à leitura e interpretação das respostas dos idosos, uma vez que alguns deles apresentam déficits cognitivos.

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“…Stroking animals can have calming effects [53]. A study of 58 gerontopsychiatric patients (most of whom suffered from depression or dementia) who were divided randomly between a group with pets and a comparison group, showed that after a 5-day intervention built principally around contact with dogs there were no changes within the pet group nor significant differences between the two groups with respect to irritability or withdrawn behaviour [54]. The effects of pet therapy on challenging behaviour in the particular case of dementia patients have yet to be examined.…”

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Non-Drug Therapies for Dementia: An Overview of the Current Situation with Regard to Proof of Effectiveness

Gräsel

Wiltfang

Kornhuber

2003

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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An overview will be presented of music therapy, art therapy, movement therapy and reminiscence therapy, memory training, reality orientation, validation therapy, self-maintenance therapy, behaviour therapy, milieu therapy and staff training. The overview will examine the aims of each, the principles on which procedures are based and the proof of their effectiveness. The principal aim of non-drug therapies is to influence symptomatic dementia beneficially and to improve the abilities remaining to the patient. The potential benefits are usually deduced from studies made without control groups. At the present time, proof of the effectiveness of these therapies is still lacking as controlled, randomized studies have yet to be conducted, and so a fundamental evaluation of the therapeutic benefits of non-drug therapies in the treatment of dementia cannot yet be made.

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A Pet Therapy Intervention With Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatients

Abstract: This pilot study demonstrates the need for further research on animal-assisted interventions with hospitalized elderly persons. Differential improvement in women with dementia also requires further investigation.

Cited by 100 publications

References 15 publications

Effect of Preference on Distance Walked by Assisted Living Residents

Effect of Preference on Distance Walked by Assisted Living Residents

Animais Solidários: A Zooterapia como Extensão Universitária para Idosos Institucionalizados

Non-Drug Therapies for Dementia: An Overview of the Current Situation with Regard to Proof of Effectiveness

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