id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_h34fp5cdbfhttcnlf6mr5i7yla Caterina Ambrosi Randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on depression, anxiety, and illness perception in institutionalized elderly 2018.0 10 .pdf application/pdf 6292 574 65 Randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of animalā€assisted therapy on depression, anxiety, and illness perception in institutionalized elderly Aim: The aim of this study was to verify dog-assisted therapy's effectiveness on depression and anxiety in institutionalized elderly. patients 65 years of age and older; the treatment group had 17 subjects and Negative Affect Schedule, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7, Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Results: A large effect size and a statistically significant decrease in Dog-assisted therapy shows promising results in the perception of illness years as reflected in the research and international literature, dog-assisted therapy (DAT) for the elderly still shows mixed results with regard to be an effective treatment of depression and anxiety. the ages of the participants in the treatment and control groups (median: 85 vs 88 years), and there was Randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on depression, anxiety, and illness perception... ./cache/work_h34fp5cdbfhttcnlf6mr5i7yla.pdf ./txt/work_h34fp5cdbfhttcnlf6mr5i7yla.txt