ArticleClinical journal of oncology nursing2018
Animal-Facilitated Therapy Program: Outcomes from Caring Canines, a Program for Patients and Staff on an Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit
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- A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part II): Theoretical Mechanisms and Frameworks.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part I): Methods and Results.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- The Role of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Enhancing Patients' Well-Being: Systematic Study of the Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence.JMIRx med · 2024Review
- Rudolph, the kids' ward reindeer: a scoping review of the effects of support animals on the well-being of healthcare staff.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Lower Emotional Exhaustion among Employees Is Associated with Intentional Incorporation of Animals into Residential Care Settings.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Consensus Statement on Animals' Relationship with Pediatric Oncohematological Patients, on Behalf of Infectious Diseases and Nurse Working Groups of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Animal-Assisted Intervention and Health Care Workers' Psychological Health: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Evaluating Advanced Practice Nurses' Burnout and Potential Helping Modalities.The journal for nurse practitioners : JNPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAnimal-facilitated therapy (AFT) is a complementary medicine intervention. To the authors' knowledge, no study has investigated the benefits of an AFT program in an adult surgical oncology setting.
objectivesThe purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an AFT program on patients and staff on a surgical oncology unit.
methodsA quasiexperimental design was used for the patient group, and a pre-/post-test design was used for the staff group. The intervention involved the AFT program being fully integrated on a surgical inpatient unit. Outcomes included patient-reported symptoms and quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes for patients, as well as professional QOL for staff.
findingsQOL indicators improved for all patients, and the level of energy at follow-up was significantly higher in the AFT group after adjusting for baseline. For staff, compassion satisfaction was high and burnout was low.
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