Complementary Medicine in Cancer Care: Adding a Therapy Dog to the Team

作者: Dawn A. Marcus

DOI: 10.1007/S11916-012-0264-0

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摘要: Animal-assisted therapy, including visits from certified therapy dogs, offer a valuable and often underutilized resource for addressing unmet needs in cancer patients. Prospective research studies have documented symptomatic benefits reducing pain, psychological distress, fatigue variety of patient populations, Utilizing consistent policies minimizes risk infection control concerns associated with animal visits.

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