[PDF] The effects of animal-assisted therapy on loneliness in an elderly population in long-term care facilities. | 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:10.1093/GERONA/57.7.M428 Corpus ID: 6353920The effects of animal-assisted therapy on loneliness in an elderly population in long-term care facilities. @article{Banks2002TheEO, title={The effects of animal-assisted therapy on loneliness in an elderly population in long-term care facilities.}, author={Marian R. Banks and W. Banks}, journal={The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences}, year={2002}, volume={57 7}, pages={ M428-32 } } Marian R. Banks, W. Banks Published 2002 Medicine The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences BACKGROUND Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is claimed to have a variety of benefits, but almost all published results are anecdotal. We characterized the resident population in long-term care facilities desiring AAT and determined whether AAT can objectively improve loneliness. METHODS Of 62 residents, 45 met inclusion criteria for the study. These 45 residents were administered the Demographic and Pet History Questionnaire (DPHQ) and Version 3 of the UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS). 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