Animals and the Aging Boom
A gerontological health issue
What is social isolation?
Therapeutic recreation for hospitalized psychiatric patients in 1919
What is the first AAI in hospitals?
Pets Are Wonderful Support
What is PAWS? (originally helping individuals with AIDS keep their pets at home)
Uncontrolled studies, anecdotal reports, and descriptive studies
What are the types of research currently dominating AAI research?
More emphasis on the animal welfare considerations and more research on the welfare of the animals involved
What is what is still needed to promote animal welfare?
Loneliness, depression, social isolation
What is psychosocial influences of companion animals?
Allergies, phobias, or cultural beliefs among heterogeneous patient population
What is potential barriers to providing AAIs in a hospital setting?
He cofounded the Delta Society (now Pet Partners) to deliberate and investigate human, animal, and environmental relationships.
Who is Dr. Leo Bustad?
It specifies the clinical problem, what the treatment is, how or why that treatment can be expected to have an impact on the problem, what the critical components of treatment are, and what outcomes best reflect therapeutic change
What is small theory?
Transmission of zoonotic diseases and allergens, the possibility of animal bites, and the possibility of negative effects on animal welfare and well-being
What is 3 risks that HAIs carry?
Lowered blood pressure, decreased cortisol levels, less deterioration of physical health, motivator for physical activity
What is physiologic influence of companion animals?
Pet Partners and Alliance of Therapy Dogs
What is recognized therapy animal registration organizations? (to set the foundation for providing AAIs in hospitals)
Limited financial resources, limited social support, impaired physical and/or cognitive ability, mental illness, zoonotic concerns, housing instability, lack of accommodations
What are problems vulnerable populations face in caring for their pets?
It ensures the exchange between member organizations and global strategy within the field
What is the IAHAIO (International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organizations)?
Pet ownership and interaction questions
What is what National Data Sets are now including in their surveys?
A significant reduction in depression after participating in an AAT group versus a reminiscence therapy group
Who are LTC residents with cognitive impairments?
What is compassion fatigue?
Registration, training, insurance
What is risk management infrastructure?
They accredit curricula for continuing education for persons working in the field of animal-assisted interventions as well as basic training for human-dog AAI teams
What is the International Society for Animal Assisted Therapy (ISAAT) and the European Society for Animal Assisted Therapy (ESAAT)?
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), genetic studies, stress hormone studies, attachment hormone studies
What is the 4 new technologies showing up in HAI research?
Careful planning; consider potential allergies, zoonotic infections, location of facility, type of animal
What is considerations for pets residing in LTC facilities?
Healthy diet, adequate sleep, hydration (H2O), and movement
What is self-care?
Clarify roles of HAIs across cultures and ethnic groups, effects of association with animals on personality and human development, human-animal communications, gain a better understanding of including animals in psychotherapy, residential, and institutional environments for people with disabilities and the elderly
What are 4 challenges posed by Boris Levinson in 1981?
The basis of AAI standards in all countries, which offers general guidelines on integrating animals into practice and on animal welfare
What is the IAHAIO White Paper?
Basic design problems, 'is it really about the animals?,' sources of inconsistency, researcher bias, the file drawer problem, and spinning research results
What is what are 6 common problems in HAI research?