Physical Medicine and Rehabilation

Abstract

Animal assisted therapy refers to the use of animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles, birds, among others in the care of hospitalized patients. This study aimed to analyze the benefits of Dog Therapy for children with cancer. It is a systematic review of the literature, carried out in Scielo and with the descriptors “assisted therapy” and “animals” and in the VHL, with the descriptors “assisted therapy”, “animals” and “pediatrics”. The articles published in Portuguese and English, available in full, published between 2005 and 2017 were considered. We found 8 articles that dealt with the subjects: animal use in assisted therapy, hospital infection, role of the team in assisted therapy, #humanization, lack of familiarity, recommendations and benefits of assisted therapy. It was observed that the #AssistedTherapy brings innumerable benefits enabling improvement in the care for both the patient and the #health professionals.

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The use of Animals in Assisted #Therapy: Systematic Review of the Literature by Bruno Vilas Boas Dias in BJSTR