id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_vt2hgal5nrbzhb3irmftsmwpu4 Lucia Francesca Menna Evaluation of social relationships in elderly by animal-assisted activity 2012.0 2 .pdf application/pdf 1397 98 52 Evaluation of social relationships in elderly by (Savishinsky, 1992; Fick, 1993; Richeson, 2003). Therefore, a zootherapeutic project was undertaken in a nursing home for elderly people in 2008 at the Home Health Care for the Elderly. patients, mediated by a team of two dogs and two psychiatric (depressive) disorders and cognitive Yesavage et al., 1983), performance test of activities wide group of psychiatric, cognitive, and adaptive The results of the MMSE show normal deterioration of cognitive functions in geriatric age. only in one group of patients, particularly those with of depression in the group of elderly patients result proves that the zootherapeutic activity group studies in small groups without control, relevant the treatment of this type of patient groups. the activities of pet therapy, coordinated the zootherapeutic team, analyzed the data, and revised interactions of nursing home residents in a group setting. cognitive state of patients for the clinician. therapy with the elderly: expectation and experience among ./cache/work_vt2hgal5nrbzhb3irmftsmwpu4.pdf ./txt/work_vt2hgal5nrbzhb3irmftsmwpu4.txt