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work_eftziy27qbcblkkfvwgayfogga	Kathleen Abrahamson	Perceptions of a hospital-based animal assisted intervention program: An exploratory study	2016.0	5	.pdf	application/pdf	4089	411	55	Perceptions of a hospital-based animal assisted intervention program: Research has shown that there are multiple benefits of animal assisted interventions for patients. and perceptions of hospital staff who have participated in a hospital-based animal assisted intervention Five themes emerged from the respondent interviews: (1) descriptions of the therapy dogs; (2) contacts with the dogs at work; (3) connection with the dogs outside of the reasons we may see limited use of animal assisted intervention in the acute care field is the perception of infection control included 4 staff nurses that worked on units were the animals were present; 3 hospital staff members who interacted with the animals The benefits of the program for hospital staff included reductions in stress, promotion of social interactions, and a perception of comfort and company provided to patients. Perceptions of a hospital-based animal assisted intervention program: An exploratory study Perceptions of a hospital-based animal assisted intervention program: An exploratory study	./cache/work_eftziy27qbcblkkfvwgayfogga.pdf	./txt/work_eftziy27qbcblkkfvwgayfogga.txt