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The Therapeutic Roles of Cat Mascots with a Hospital-based Geriatric Population: A Staff Survey
Abstract
This study was undertaken to assess the therapeutic roles of pet mascots on a hospital ward with total-care elderly patients and to explore the logistics of pet maintenance. Staff (N = 19) on a ward where feline mascots had been kept over two years were interviewed. Mascots were observed to stimulate patient responsiveness, give patients pleasure, enhance the treatment milieu, and act as a form of reality therapy. Further research is suggested.
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The report of an institutional cat mascot mentioned that a cat scratched a patient but did not give further details.
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A qualitative report of staff reactions to an institutional cat mascot stated that residents placed the cat in garbage and toilet and nearly ran over its tail with wheelchairs.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Brickel, C. M.
- Affiliations
- VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brickel, C. M.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1979-08-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 368-372
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2108349633
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Keywords
- animal-assisted therapy, hospitalized older adults, geriatric nursing, employee perceptions, reality therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Animals, Animals, Domestic, Cats, Humans, Long-Term Care, Middle Aged, Patient Participation, Patients' Rooms, Psychotherapy
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