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PET-THERAPY: A TRIAL FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED FRAIL ELDERLY PATIENTS
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Twenty-eight subjects with chronic age-related disabilities living in the nursing home"Istituto di Riposo per la Vecchiaia" in Torino were assigned to a pet-therapy intervention group, consisting of 3/week sessions of almost one-hour visit for 6 weeks with a little cat, of to a control group undergoing usual activity programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pet-therapy on nursing home inpatients. There were no differences in demographic or clinical characteristics and in mean duration of institutionalization between the two groups. Results showed that patients with animal interaction had improved depressive symptoms and a significant decrease in blood pressure values. The pet-therapy programs are desirable components of the multidisciplinary treatment for frail elderly patients in long-term care.
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In a study of 28 residents of an Italian nursing home, those who interacted with a cat did not have significant differences in Geriatric Depression Screen score or MMSE, but had 16-point lower systolic and 5-point lower diastolic blood pressure than those not exposed to the cat.
“The individuals who interacted with a cat did not have any significant difference in Geriatric Depression Screen score, or cognition as measured by MMSE, but did have sixteen-point lower systolic blood pressure (P = 0.05) and five-point lower diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.05) than subjects who were not exposed to the cat.”
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- Authors
- STASI, M. F., AMATI, D., COSTA, C., RESTA, D., SENEPA, G., SCARAFIOITI, C., AIMONINO, N., & MOLASCHI, M.
- Affiliations
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Corresponding author
- STASI, M.F.
- ORCID
- COSTA, C.
- Venue
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 407-412
- ISSN
- 0167-4943 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2110535027
- Cited by
- 98
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Keywords
- animal-assisted therapy, animal-assisted interventions, frail elderly, nursing home residents, institutionalized elderly, depressive symptoms, blood pressure, long-term care, multidisciplinary treatment
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Human-Animal Bond, Depression, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Institutionalization, Male, Nursing Homes, Psychotherapy, Frail Elderly
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