Furry and Feathered Family Members-
A Critical Review of Their Role in Palliative Care.
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1Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.Abstract
This article presents a comprehensive critical review of the peer-reviewed literature on palliative care
and companion animals (CAs), reporting on the evidence and knowledge
base regarding CAs and their role for people at end of life. PubMed,
PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched for studies
pertaining to CAs, end of life, and hospice palliative care.
Six studies dealt specifically with empirical research. The remaining
literature addressed the topic peripherally or anecdotally. The evidence
for efficacy and the knowledge base about the role of CAs at end of
life in hospice and palliative care is weak.
Further efforts are required to study the conditions under which CAs may be beneficial for patient care, including acceptability to staff, family, and other patients, and with consideration of welfare for the animals involved.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Further efforts are required to study the conditions under which CAs may be beneficial for patient care, including acceptability to staff, family, and other patients, and with consideration of welfare for the animals involved.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]
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