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Can the Visits of Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Influence the Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) of Male Aging Patients Institutionalized with Dementia in Health Care Units? A Pilot Study of Madeira Island, Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, S.
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, J.
dc.contributor.authorCasanova, C.
dc.contributor.authorJardim, H.
dc.contributor.authorNeto, D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-19T15:22:57Z
dc.date.available2023-09-19T15:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractDespite the fact that in the last decades, several mental health studies have shown that companion animals contribute to psychological and social well-being in humans (e.g., posi tive impacts have been observed in the elderly medicated for chronic diseases such as anxiety, dementia, and depression), bonds between humans and other animals continue to be under estimated. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an animal’s visits (twice a week, N = 30) in depression and anxiety levels of an institutionalized male population diagnosed with de mentia. While some of these patients are being partially medicated with antidepressants and/or anxiolytics, others are not subject to any medication (control group). The GAI and GDS measur ing instruments were used and there were differences in anxiety and depression levels between the first and last dog visit, statistically significant in depression levels of nonmedicated patients. Such findings allow us to conclude that the effects of the visits of an animal near nonmedicated patients are greater than near medicated ones. The complementary role of animals in mental health institutions where patients are being treated for psychiatric disorders (in the particular case of dementia) should be considered.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationVasconcelos, S.; Azevedo, J.; Casanova, C.; Jardim, H.; Neto, D.; Jardim, S.; and Viegas, C. (2021) "Can the Visits of Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Influence the Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) of Male Aging Patients Institutionalized with Dementia in Health Care Units? A Pilot Study of Madeira Island, Portugal," People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 1. Available at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/paij/vol4/iss1/1pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/28646
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectpets, dog, dementia, anxiety, depression, malept_PT
dc.titleCan the Visits of Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Influence the Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) of Male Aging Patients Institutionalized with Dementia in Health Care Units? A Pilot Study of Madeira Island, Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePeople and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practicept_PT
oaire.citation.volume4pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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