[PDF] Pet Therapy: Enhancing Social and Cardiovascular Wellness in Community Dwelling Older Adults | Semantic Scholar Skip to search formSkip to main content> Semantic Scholar's Logo Search Sign InCreate Free Account You are currently offline. Some features of the site may not work correctly. DOI:10.1080/07370016.2016.1120587 Corpus ID: 12714061Pet Therapy: Enhancing Social and Cardiovascular Wellness in Community Dwelling Older Adults @article{KrauseParello2016PetTE, title={Pet Therapy: Enhancing Social and Cardiovascular Wellness in Community Dwelling Older Adults}, author={C. Krause-Parello and J. Kolassa}, journal={Journal of Community Health Nursing}, year={2016}, volume={33}, pages={1 - 10} } C. Krause-Parello, J. Kolassa Published 2016 Medicine Journal of Community Health Nursing Pet therapy can be therapeutic for older adults living in the community. [...] Key Method A crossover design was used to examine changes in blood pressure and heart rate before and after a pet therapy visit versus a volunteer-only visit in 28 community dwelling older adults. Relationships among stress, pet attitude, social support, and health status were also examined. Study findings supported that pet therapy significantly decreased blood pressure and heart rate. 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