Animal-assisted therapy at a University Centre for Palliative Medicine – a qualitative content analysis of patient records

Abstract Background Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a therapeutic concept, which has only recently been explored in more detail within the palliative care setting. A programme of AAT was begun in June 2014 at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Palliative Medicine of the University Hospital Dusseldorf...

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Main Authors: Andrea Schmitz, Melanie Beermann, Colin R. MacKenzie, Katharina Fetz, Christian Schulz-Quach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0230-z