Canine-Assisted Therapy and Quality of Life in People With Alzheimer-Type Dementia: Pilot Study

BackgroundWith the aim of improving the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease, primarily as regards behavioral and psychological symptoms, we implemented canine-assisted therapy in a group of people with this disease.MethodsWe conducted a quasi-experimental study, with a simple pre-post...

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Main Authors: Leticia Sánchez-Valdeón, Elena Fernández-Martínez, Sara Loma-Ramos, Ana Isabel López-Alonso, Enrique Bayón Darkistade, Valentina Ladera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01332/full