Older people's relationships with companion animals : a pilot study
Prosser, Lauren, Townsend, Mardie and Staiger, Petra 2008, Older people's relationships with companion animals : a pilot study, Nursing older people, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 29-32.
When older people enter residential care facilities, disruption to social networks may occur, with detrimental effects on health and wellbeing. This article reports on a study undertaken in an aged care facility in Melbourne, Australia, that explored the potential for a visiting companion animal programme to improve the health and wellbeing of residents and to promote their capacity for building relationships. Results back assertions in the literature that companion animals foster relationships by giving people opportunities to interact with others, but further study is needed to verify the link
Language
eng
Field of Research
119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective
920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified
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