Patient Opinion of Visiting Therapy Dogs in a Hospital Emergency Department
Autor: | Joanne Reddekopp, Colleen Anne Dell, Betty Rohr, Barbara Fornssler, James Stempien, Ben Carey, Maryellen Gibson |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
emergency department Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Pain Convenience sample Anxiety Article Cultural background 03 medical and health sciences Dogs 0302 clinical medicine Animal Assisted Therapy Animals Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine therapy dog Aged Adult patients business.industry Public health lcsh:R public health Significant difference companion dog Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Emergency department patient opinion University hospital Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Female medicine.symptom Emergency Service Hospital business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 8 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2968, p 2968 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
Popis: | To date there have been no studies examining whether patients want emergency department (ED) therapy dog programs. This patient-oriented study examined the opinions of patients about whether they would want to be visited by a therapy dog in the Royal University Hospital ED. Cross-sectional survey data were collected over a six week period from a convenience sample of 100 adult patients who had not been visited by a therapy dog in the ED. Most (80%) indicated they would want a visit by a therapy dog as an ED patient. A higher proportion of individuals who currently have a pet dog (95%) or identify as having lots of experience with dogs (71%) were more likely to indicate this want compared to those without a dog (90%) or little to no experience with dogs (62%). The majority were also of the opinion that patients may want to visit a therapy dog in the ED to reduce anxiety (92%) and frustration (87%) as well as to increase comfort (90%) and satisfaction (90%) and to a lesser extent to reduce pain (59%). There was no significant difference in findings by gender or age, other than a higher proportion of older adults and females identifying cultural background and tradition as a possible reason that patients may not want to be visited by a therapy dog. The findings of this study can help guide considerations for future ED therapy dog programs. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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