Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Animal-Assisted Intervention Improves Pain Perception in Polymedicated Geriatric Patients with Chronic Joint Pain: A Clinical Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of animal-assisted programs in physical health improvement of children and adolescents with special education needs - a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Interventions in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Polypharmacy: A Systematic Review for Clinical Practice.Cureus · 2025Review
- Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Mechanisms and Perspectives.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Review
- The Research of Standardized Protocols for Dog Involvement in Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
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- Animal-Assisted Therapy Improves Communication and Mobility among Institutionalized People with Cognitive Impairment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Psycho-Social Impact of Human-Animal Interactions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Chronic joint pain is associated to an increase in the consumption of medication and decrease in life quality in elderly people, which requires developing non-pharmacological treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectivity of a group intervention, based on animal-assisted therapy and applied to elderly people with chronic joint pain and polymedication, regarding the decrease of chronic pain, use of analgesics and improvement of life quality. A randomized controlled trial, two arms and open-label was conducted in a Primary Health Center. Twelve weekly sessions of kinesitherapy; in the EG, these exercises were performed with the additional assistance of the therapy dog. A total of 52 participants (22 Control Group (CG), 30 EG), average age 77.50 (±7.3), women 90.4%. A significant reduction on post-intervention values of pain β = -0.67(-1.27, -0.08),
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