Feasibility of Home-Use Animal-Assisted Activities in Patients With Implanted Cardiac Electronic Devices

Animal-assisted activities (AAAs) are mainly carried out in institutions. The aim of this prospective pilot study was to assess the willingness of patients with cardiac implanted electronic devices (IEDs) to participate in AAA. The sample included 75 ambulatory patients (18 females, M age = 69 years...

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Main Authors: Peter Jirak, Daniel Gerger, Lisa M. Glenk, Christian Wegner, Claudia Stöllberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016634408