Jennings Mary Lou, Granger Douglas A, Bryce Crystal I, Twitchell Denice, Yeakel Kim, Teaford Patricia A
Animal Assisted Therapy Program, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, 1-602-933-2136, USA.
Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, School of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2021 Jul 31;8:100076. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100076. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Determine the effects of animal assisted interactions (AAI) on activity and stress response in pediatric acute care settings.
Randomized treatment control design.
Inpatient pediatric acute care units (PICU, CVICU and Hematology/Oncology).
Eighty pediatric inpatients (49% male) age 2-19 years.
The AAI experimental group patients interacted with therapy dog teams for 5-10 min and the comparison group patients continued their current activity without an AAI visit.
Salivary cortisol, activity level, and mood were assessed before and after AAI. AAI was associated with a decrease in cortisol levels and increases in mood and activity.
AAI benefits children in pediatric acute care units.
确定动物辅助互动（AAI）对儿科急性护理环境中患儿活动及应激反应的影响。
随机治疗对照设计。
儿科急性护理住院病房（儿科重症监护病房、心血管重症监护病房及血液科/肿瘤科）。
80名2至19岁的儿科住院患者（49%为男性）。
AAI实验组患者与治疗犬团队互动5至10分钟，对照组患者继续其当前活动，无AAI探访。
在AAI前后评估唾液皮质醇、活动水平及情绪。AAI与皮质醇水平降低、情绪及活动增加相关。
AAI对儿科急性护理病房中的儿童有益。
