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Animal-Assisted Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure

Cole, Kathie M., Gawlinski, Anna, Steers, Neil, Kotlerman, Jenny·2007·American Journal of Critical Care
DOI 10.4037/ajcc2007.16.6.575
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Background Animal-assisted therapy improves physiological and psychosocial variables in healthy and hypertensive patients. Objectives To determine whether a 12-minute hospital visit with a therapy dog improves hemodynamic measures, lowers neurohormone levels, and decreases state anxiety in patients with advanced heart failure. Methods A 3-group randomized repeated-measures experimental design was used in 76 adults. Longitudinal analysis was used to model differences among the 3 groups at 3 times. One group received a 12-minute visit from a volunteer with a therapy dog; another group, a 12-minute visit from a volunteer; and the control group, usual care. Data were collected at baseline, at 8 minutes, and at 16 minutes. Results Compared with controls, the volunteer-dog group had significantly greater decreases in systolic pulmonary artery pressure during (−4.32 mm Hg, P = .03) and after (−5.78 mm Hg, P = .001) and in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure during (−2.74 mm Hg, P = .01) and after (−4.31 mm Hg, P = .001) the intervention. Compared with the volunteer-only group, the volunteer-dog group had significantly greater decreases in epinephrine levels during (−15.86 pg/mL, P = .04) and after (−17.54 pg/mL, P = .04) and in norepinephrine levels during (−232.36 pg/mL, P = .02) and after (−240.14 pg/mL, P = .02) the intervention. After the intervention, the volunteer-dog group had the greatest decrease from baseline in state anxiety sum score compared with the volunteer-only (−6.65 units, P =.002) and the control groups (−9.13 units, P < .001). Conclusions Animal-assisted therapy improves cardiopulmonary pressures, neurohormone levels, and anxiety in patients hospitalized with heart failure.

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  • In the same survey of 76 persons with congestive heart failure, those exposed to a dog for 12 minutes had reduced serum epinephrine concentrations.

    “In another survey, seventy-six persons with congestive heart failure were divided into three groups, one of whom visited a dog for 12 minutes, one of whom visited a person for 12 minutes, and one of whom did not receive either [54]. Those who were exposed to the dog had a lower systolic pulmonary artery or capillary wedge pressures, and reduced serum epinephrine concentrations.”

    From The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals (2014) · cites this paper as [54]

  • In a survey of 76 persons with congestive heart failure, those exposed to a dog for 12 minutes had lower systolic pulmonary artery or capillary wedge pressures.

    “In another survey, seventy-six persons with congestive heart failure were divided into three groups, one of whom visited a dog for 12 minutes, one of whom visited a person for 12 minutes, and one of whom did not receive either [54]. Those who were exposed to the dog had a lower systolic pulmonary artery or capillary wedge pressures, and reduced serum epinephrine concentrations.”

    From The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals (2014) · cites this paper as [54]

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Authors
Cole, K. M., Gawlinski, A., Steers, N., & Kotlerman, J.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
American Journal of Critical Care
Publisher
AACN Publishing
Published
2007-11-01
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
575-585
ISSN
  • 1062-3264 (ISSN-L)
  • 1937-710X
DOI
10.4037/ajcc2007.16.6.575
OpenAlex
W2151945541
Cited by
289
References
3
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FWCI
12.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Critical Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
animal-assisted therapy, therapy dogs, heart failure, pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, neurohormones, epinephrine, norepinephrine, state anxiety, hospitalized patients, psychosocial interventions
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Animals, Anxiety, Human-Animal Bond, Catecholamines, Coronary Care Units, Dogs, Heart Failure, Hemodynamics, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Case-Control Studies, Treatment Outcome, Neurotransmitter Agents

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