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 Pet Therapy also called Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is
a therapy technique that uses animals to help people
take their mind off their sickness or problem
 Dogs and Cats are the most common animals used, but
fish, horses, birds, & guinea pigs can be used if they
pass the screening process
 The animal chosen depends on the goal of the patient
and what it is they need to make progress in their
treatment
 All interactions and progress made is recorded
 This therapy is used to help build the human-animal
bond that is preexisting in most people. It can help with
human, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
function
 The nursing home was the first setting for this therapy
 Gives moderate willingness to exercise
 Improve fine motor skills
 Increase self-esteem
 Improve assisted or independent
movement
 Increase verbal communication
 Decrease anxiety or loneliness
 Develop social skills
 Increase willingness to join activities
 Improve interaction with others
 Selection of a good animal for the therapy
 Physical exam of the animal to ensure no
illness
 Obedience training and ensuring control of
the animal
 Trainer needs to be trained on proper
patient interaction
 Evaluation of the animals temperament
and behavior with the handler
 Certification of training
 Patients undergoing chemotherapy
 Mental health patients
 Patients hospitalized with chronic failure
 Children having physical dental procedures
 Veteran with post traumatic stress disorder
 Stroke victims and physical therapy patients
 Regaining motor skills
 Residents in Long Term Care Facilities
 Reduces pain, anxiety, depression, and fatigue
 Improves physiological state, decreases heart
rate and blood pressure
 Increases physical contact opportunities
 Increases mental stimulation
 Increase relationship between patient and
health care workers
 Improves outward focus
 Acquires empathetic and nurturing skills
 The elderly are known to become lonely,
depressed, have lack of energy and lack of
socializing
 A study done at University of Missouri-Columbia
showed that after a few minutes of petting a dog it
released “feel good” hormones like serotonin,
prolactin, and oxytocin and lowers the stress
hormone cortisol
 Fish tanks were also used with patients with
Alzheimer's to help stimulate the mind of the
patient and bring patients to the present
 Canaries were also used in the elderly population
of Italy with showed an increase quality of life
 It is shown that pet therapy lowers heart attack
risks and encourages patients to walk more
 Elderly in nursing homes and pet therapy are
associated with a reduction in medications,
improved vital signs, and improved physical
functioning
 Elderly that take part in this therapy showed a
reduction in agitated behaviors, reduce their
depression and loneliness, increase their overall
well being, social skills, and their nutritional intake
 Pets increase the survival rate of heart attack
victims it showed that 28% of people who suffered
a major heart attack survived verses the 6% that
did not have one
 Studies have shown that the elderly that
have pets visit the physician 21% less
than the elderly that either do not have a
pet or are not involved in pet therapy
 The elderly that own pets can better cope
with loss or major life events without
medical interaction
 Pets in the nursing homes increase social
interaction
 Patient with allergies can have a reaction
depending on the pet used
 Mishandling of the pet can lead to injury
to the pet
 Patients that do not understand it is not
their dog or animal to keep may get upset
and angry
 If an animal would die it could lead to
guilt or increase risk for depression
because of the loss
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuF0mnSbS_0
Pet Therapy with the Elderly
Pet Therapy with the Elderly
References
 https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/iage/201305/pe
t-therapy-older-adults
 http://www.pawsforpeople.org/wp-
content/uploads/2012/10/The-Effects-of-AAT-on-
Lonliness-in-an-Elderly-Population-in-Long-Term-Care-
Facilities.pdf
 http://www.libertyhealthcareandrehab.com/bermudacom
mons/2011/10/21/benefits-of-pet-therapy-in-the-
elderly/
 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00223
95612003846
 http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/consumer-
health/in-depth/pet-therapy/art-20046342

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Pet Therapy with the Elderly

  • 2.  Pet Therapy also called Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a therapy technique that uses animals to help people take their mind off their sickness or problem  Dogs and Cats are the most common animals used, but fish, horses, birds, & guinea pigs can be used if they pass the screening process  The animal chosen depends on the goal of the patient and what it is they need to make progress in their treatment  All interactions and progress made is recorded  This therapy is used to help build the human-animal bond that is preexisting in most people. It can help with human, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive function  The nursing home was the first setting for this therapy
  • 3.  Gives moderate willingness to exercise  Improve fine motor skills  Increase self-esteem  Improve assisted or independent movement  Increase verbal communication  Decrease anxiety or loneliness  Develop social skills  Increase willingness to join activities  Improve interaction with others
  • 4.  Selection of a good animal for the therapy  Physical exam of the animal to ensure no illness  Obedience training and ensuring control of the animal  Trainer needs to be trained on proper patient interaction  Evaluation of the animals temperament and behavior with the handler  Certification of training
  • 5.  Patients undergoing chemotherapy  Mental health patients  Patients hospitalized with chronic failure  Children having physical dental procedures  Veteran with post traumatic stress disorder  Stroke victims and physical therapy patients  Regaining motor skills  Residents in Long Term Care Facilities
  • 6.  Reduces pain, anxiety, depression, and fatigue  Improves physiological state, decreases heart rate and blood pressure  Increases physical contact opportunities  Increases mental stimulation  Increase relationship between patient and health care workers  Improves outward focus  Acquires empathetic and nurturing skills
  • 7.  The elderly are known to become lonely, depressed, have lack of energy and lack of socializing  A study done at University of Missouri-Columbia showed that after a few minutes of petting a dog it released “feel good” hormones like serotonin, prolactin, and oxytocin and lowers the stress hormone cortisol  Fish tanks were also used with patients with Alzheimer's to help stimulate the mind of the patient and bring patients to the present  Canaries were also used in the elderly population of Italy with showed an increase quality of life
  • 8.  It is shown that pet therapy lowers heart attack risks and encourages patients to walk more  Elderly in nursing homes and pet therapy are associated with a reduction in medications, improved vital signs, and improved physical functioning  Elderly that take part in this therapy showed a reduction in agitated behaviors, reduce their depression and loneliness, increase their overall well being, social skills, and their nutritional intake  Pets increase the survival rate of heart attack victims it showed that 28% of people who suffered a major heart attack survived verses the 6% that did not have one
  • 9.  Studies have shown that the elderly that have pets visit the physician 21% less than the elderly that either do not have a pet or are not involved in pet therapy  The elderly that own pets can better cope with loss or major life events without medical interaction  Pets in the nursing homes increase social interaction
  • 10.  Patient with allergies can have a reaction depending on the pet used  Mishandling of the pet can lead to injury to the pet  Patients that do not understand it is not their dog or animal to keep may get upset and angry  If an animal would die it could lead to guilt or increase risk for depression because of the loss
  • 14. References  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/iage/201305/pe t-therapy-older-adults  http://www.pawsforpeople.org/wp- content/uploads/2012/10/The-Effects-of-AAT-on- Lonliness-in-an-Elderly-Population-in-Long-Term-Care- Facilities.pdf  http://www.libertyhealthcareandrehab.com/bermudacom mons/2011/10/21/benefits-of-pet-therapy-in-the- elderly/  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00223 95612003846  http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/consumer- health/in-depth/pet-therapy/art-20046342