The Therapeutic Roles of Cat Mascots with a Hospital-based Geriatric Population: A Staff Survey1.
| Autor: | Brickel, Clark M. |
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| Zdroj: | Gerontologist; 1979, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p368-372, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | This study was undertaken to assess the therapeutic roles of pet mascots on a hospital ward with total-care elderly patients and to explore the logistics of pet maintenance. Staff (N = 19) on a ward where feline mascots had been kept over two years were interviewed. Mascots were observed to stimulate patient responsiveness, give patients pleasure, enhance the treatment milieu, and act as a form of reality therapy. Further research is suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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