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Animal Assisted Interventions

Animal Assisted Interventions reading list

Animal Assisted Interventions reading list

This reading list covers Animal Assisted Interventions. Some resources may only be available to RCN members and RCN programme participants.

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Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing (2019) Working with dogs in health care settings. A protocol to support organisations considering working with dogs in health care settings and allied health environments. 2019 revision. London: RCN.
Jones M G, Rice S M, Cotton S M (2019) Incorporating animal-assisted therapy in mental health treatments for adolescents: a systematic review of canine assisted psychotherapy, PLoS One, 14(1), e0210761.
Rooney N J, Guest C M, Swanson L C M, Morant S V (2019) How effective are trained dogs at alerting their owners to changes in blood glycaemic levels?: Variations in performance of glycaemia alert dogs, PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0210092.
McDowall S, Hazel S J, Cobb M (2023) Understanding the Role of Therapy Dogs in Human Health Promotion, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(10).
Dogs may provide humans with a range of physical, mental and social benefits. Whilst there is growing scientific evidence of benefits to humans, there has been less focus on the impact to canine health, welfare and ethical considerations for the dogs.
Babka J R, Lane KR, Johnson RA (2021) Animal-Assisted Interventions for Dementia: A Systematic Review, Research in Gerontological Nursing 14(6).
University of Lincoln: Lincoln education assistance with dogs (Research)
Dogs for Good (2022) Our Annual Report
Assistance Dogs UK (2023) Information for Service Providers
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs (2023) Resources, Readings & Publications

Journal

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology