Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff and patient stress
Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there's a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit.
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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities: News and Research on Animal Assisted Therapy
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Horse-caring helps veterans with PTSD
A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Study finds interactions with dogs can increase brainwaves associated with stress relief and heightened concentration
Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Onyoo Yoo from Konkuk ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Pet ownership may slow cognitive decline in older adults living alone
Pet ownership is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older adults living alone, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 27, 2023
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Why dogs are good for your health
People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words.
Dec 6, 2023
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Therapy dogs lower stress for nursing students, study finds
Research at Saint Louis University has found that integrating a therapy dog into the classroom increases mental health support for nursing students.
Jul 25, 2023
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Highly emotional people drawn to cats for stress relief programs
Cats are often left out of university-based animal assisted interventions aimed at reducing stress, but new research shows many people, especially those with strong and highly reactive emotions, want and would benefit from ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Petting dogs engages the social brain, according to neuroimaging
Researchers led by Rahel Marti at the University of Basel in Switzerland report that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Published ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Technology boosts psychosocial well-being of people with dementia
The Ph.D. research of Yuan Feng focuses on promoting the well-being of a vulnerable population in our society—people with dementia—using interactive technologies. Collaborating with the Vitalis Berckelhof, a Dutch residential ...
Jul 11, 2022
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