The Effect of Pet Therapy on Depression of Elderly Resident in Nursing Homes

The Effect of Pet Therapy on Depression of Elderly Resident in Nursing Homes

Objectives: In old age depression is common problem. Its rate at elderly residing at nursing homes is 30-50%. Several types of medications are used to treat depression. However because elderly use many drugs due to their numerous problems, non pharmacological methods such as pet therapy can be consi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shima Daliriyan, Masoud Fallahi Khoshkenab, Kian Norouzi, Mohammad Ali Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Sālmand
Subjects:
Depression
Nursing homes
Old age
Animal assisted therapy
Online Access:http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-616-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Similar Items

Similar Items