A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy
Text-mining techniques were used to provide basic data to related policy stakeholders and academic researchers by collecting and analyzing research trends related to animal-mediated healing in a short time. A total of 776 studies were collected using the keyword “animal-assisted therapy” (AAT) in th...
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| description | Text-mining techniques were used to provide basic data to related policy stakeholders and academic researchers by collecting and analyzing research trends related to animal-mediated healing in a short time. A total of 776 studies were collected using the keyword “animal-assisted therapy” (AAT) in the search engine PubMed, which covers a wide range of topics related to health sciences, biomedical research, and health psychology. Four analysis methods were employed. “Dog” was the most commonly utilized animal in AAT. This study also identified individuals with autism spectrum disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder as the primary research participants. Finally, the terms “health care” and “blood pressure” were identified, indicating that AAT has a positive impact on improving blood pressure and enhancing heart rate. These findings demonstrate that AAT research is being actively pursued in various fields, such as social sciences, medicine, and psychology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dde13635ee0c4e15b9a359137fe94da02023-11-19T14:00:40ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-10-011319313310.3390/ani13193133A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted TherapyShin-Ja Lee0Geun-Hyeon Kim1Yea-Hwang Moon2Sung-Sill Lee3University-Centered Labs, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of KoreaJeonju City Council Legislative Policy Division, Wansangu Nosonggwangjang-ro 10, Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju-si 54994, Republic of KoreaDivision of Animal Bioscience and Integrated Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jinju-si 52725, Republic of KoreaUniversity-Centered Labs, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of KoreaText-mining techniques were used to provide basic data to related policy stakeholders and academic researchers by collecting and analyzing research trends related to animal-mediated healing in a short time. A total of 776 studies were collected using the keyword “animal-assisted therapy” (AAT) in the search engine PubMed, which covers a wide range of topics related to health sciences, biomedical research, and health psychology. Four analysis methods were employed. “Dog” was the most commonly utilized animal in AAT. This study also identified individuals with autism spectrum disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder as the primary research participants. Finally, the terms “health care” and “blood pressure” were identified, indicating that AAT has a positive impact on improving blood pressure and enhancing heart rate. These findings demonstrate that AAT research is being actively pursued in various fields, such as social sciences, medicine, and psychology.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/19/3133animal-assisted therapytext miningbig data |
| spellingShingle | Shin-Ja Lee Geun-Hyeon Kim Yea-Hwang Moon Sung-Sill Lee A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy Animals animal-assisted therapy text mining big data |
| title | A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy |
| title_full | A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy |
| title_fullStr | A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy |
| title_short | A Text-Mining Analysis of Research Trends in Animal-Assisted Therapy |
| title_sort | text mining analysis of research trends in animal assisted therapy |
| topic | animal-assisted therapy text mining big data |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/19/3133 |
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