Exploring the benefits of full-time hospital facility dogs working with nurse handlers in a children’s hospital

<h4>Objective</h4> To examine the benefits of full-time hospital facility dogs (HFDs) working with qualified nurse handlers for inpatients in a pediatric medical facility. <h4>Methods</h4> A questionnaire survey on the evaluation of HFD activities was conducted in a hospital...

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Main Authors: Natsuko Murata-Kobayashi, Keiko Suzuki, Yuko Morita, Harumi Minobe, Atsushi Mizumoto, Shiro Seto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231821/?tool=EBI