Physical health caregiver, mental wellness supporter, and overall well-being advocate: Women's roles towards animal welfare during the COVID-19 emergency response

Wu, Haorui; Bains, Ravinder Sarah; Preston, Carole

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103719

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“…Wu et al [190] Pleasure/emotional regulation derived from providing care Flores-Flores et al [108]; Zablan et al [192] Health-related benefits for humans [143]; Oliva and Johnston [153]; Oliver-Hall et al [154]; Owczarczak-Garstecka et al [156]; Reniers et al [166]; Shoesmith et al [177]; Shoesmith et al [178]; Ward et al [184];…”

Section: Finding Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Animals perceived to improve productivity Scholtz [172] Animals increased motivation Scholtz [172] Other benefits for humans Financial concerns encouraged caregivers to find out about financial support available Wu et al [190] Benefits for human-animal relationships [190] Enhanced intimacy due to ability of human and animal to read each other's body language Bussolari et al [90]; Shoesmith et al [177]; Victor and Mayer [181]; Wu et al [190]; Zablan et al [192] Perceived psychological costs/challenges of having a companion animal were reduced Bowen et al [88]; D'Angelo et al [99] Increased appreciation for companion animals Shoesmith et al [177]; Shoesmith et al [178] Lockdown provided time for children to take more responsibility for animals/develop their caring skills Adams et al [73]; Zainel et al [193] Lockdown allowed children to better understand animals' boundaries Adams et al [73] Benefits for animals' well-being Animals perceived to be happier Bussolari et al [90]; Esam et al [106]; Kirnan et al [126]; Oliva and Johnston [153]; Pawar et al [159] Reduced anxiety when about to be left alone Dogs Trust [102] Animals enjoyed the increased company Boardman and Farnworth [84]…”

Section: Finding Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…These animal-inspired interactions were sometimes the only human interaction people would receive during lockdown [192]. One study also suggested that caregivers felt encouraged to reach out and support other animal caregivers-for example, by sharing advice online regarding how to support animal well-being during the pandemic [190]. Finally, two studies found that participants reported deriving pleasure from having animals to look after/care for during the pandemic [108,192].…”

Section: Psychosocial Benefits For Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participants in one study [190] described how they were encouraged to look into financial assistance programs as a result of being concerned about how financial loss would affect their ability to seek veterinary care for their animals. As a result, they learned about assistance programs available and were able to take advantage of these.…”

Section: Other Benefits For Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thirteen studies reported increased emotional bonds between caregivers and their companion animals [87,88,90,98,101,102,[127][128][129]135,140,153,168], while participants in seventeen studies described increased companionship and quality time spent interacting with their animals [73,78,[86][87][88]90,96,98,102,128,129,135,153,167,168,176,190]. Five studies reported on the ability of humans and animals to read each other's body language [90,177,181,190,192]; this ability was perceived to have improved during the pandemic, and animals were seen as attuned to their caregivers' moods and emotional needs and actively sought to help them feel better. Two studies found the perceived costs (challenges) of companion animals were reduced during the pandemic [88,99], and two studies found appreciation for companion animals increased [177,178].…”

Section: Benefits For Human-animal Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Brooks,

Greenberg

2023

Animals

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It is important to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal caregivers and their companion animals in order to inform responses to future crises. Prior research is inconsistent, with the benefits of animal companionship believed to be overstated. In this scoping review, we searched four electronic databases and hand-searched reference lists of included studies. Over 4000 citations were found, and 122 were included in the review. Reflecting on the pre-COVID literature, quantitative evidence of the association between psychological well-being and animal companionship during the pandemic was mixed, with numerous positive, negative, and null findings reported. Studies highlighted the benefits of animal companionship during the pandemic, with animals reported to provide their caregivers with a routine, a sense of greater purpose, a positive distraction from COVID-19, companionship, and emotional support. However, participants also reported concerns about meeting animals’ needs, fears of animals catching or spreading the virus, and financial worries. Concerns about what would happen to animals if caregivers were hospitalized led some to delay COVID-19 testing or treatment. Animals also experienced benefits (such as increased companionship and calmer mood) and negative impacts (such as increased clinginess and separation anxiety). Companion animals should be a key consideration in emergency preparedness plans.

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Section: Finding Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Finding Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Psychosocial Benefits For Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Other Benefits For Humansmentioning

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Section: Benefits For Human-animal Relationshipsmentioning

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The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Brooks,

Greenberg

2023

Animals

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Considering the human-animal bond in developing One Health guidelines and standards for companion animals in humanitarian crises

O’Carroll,

La Jeunesse,

Lawry

2024

CABI One Health

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Establishing international One Health guidelines and standards for the evacuation and care of small companion animals in humanitarian crises is essential to protect the overall well-being of people and pets impacted, improve efficacy and safety of response operations, safeguard public health and biosecurity, and mitigate the impacts of free-roaming pets on the environment and biodiversity. Given predictably larger scale and more frequent crises due to climate change and human conflict or violence, it is increasingly important to consider and plan for the impacts that invariably result when both people and pets are displaced. One Health impact statement Currently, there is a prominent focus on One Health approaches to plan for and respond to emerging infectious disease threats as they impact human physical and public health. Much less attention has been paid to all-hazards disaster preparedness and planning (DPP) that comprehensively addresses the myriad additional ways humans, other animals, and the environment are impacted by co-displacement of pets and people. If applied, One Health approaches to DPP for humanitarian crises would address a broader range of risks and harms and build the cross-disciplinary collaborations and platforms necessary to truly plan and prepare for “all hazards.” This approach also provides an exceptional opportunity to elevate One Health understanding among both professionals and the public when disaster planning initiatives are developed with, and shared among, communities around the world.

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Learning Green Social Work in Global Disaster Contexts: A Case Study Approach

Breen

Greig

2023

Social Sciences

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Green social work (GSW) is a nascent framework within the social work field that provides insights regarding social workers’ engagement in disaster settings. Although this framework has recently garnered more attention, it remains under-researched and underdeveloped within the context of social work research, education, and practice in Canada and internationally. To further develop GSW in social work education and professional training, we considered how social work students and practitioners can use a learning framework to understand the impact and build their capacities to serve vulnerable and marginalized populations in diverse disaster settings. To do this, we developed a four-step case study approach, as follows: (1) provide detailed background information on the cases, (2) describe how each case is relevant to social work, (3) discuss how each case informs social work practice from a GSW perspective, and (4) provide recommendations for social work practitioners and students using GSW in future disaster-specific efforts. This case study approach centers on natural, technological, and intentional/willful hazards that examine current GSW research–practice engagement in Canada and internationally. Applying this four-step case study approach to three extreme events in Canada and internationally (a natural hazard, a technological hazard, and an intentional/willful hazard) illustrates it as a potential method for social work students and professionals to build their GSW capacities. This will assist in building the resilience of Canadian and international communities—especially those who have been historically marginalized. This article sheds light on how current social work education and professional training should develop new approaches to incorporate the GSW framework into the social work curriculum at large in order to prepare for future extreme events while incorporating environmental and social justice into research and practice.

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Physical health caregiver, mental wellness supporter, and overall well-being advocate: Women's roles towards animal welfare during the COVID-19 emergency response

Cited by 5 publications

References 77 publications

The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Considering the human-animal bond in developing One Health guidelines and standards for companion animals in humanitarian crises

Learning Green Social Work in Global Disaster Contexts: A Case Study Approach

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