The effect of animal-assisted interventions on the course of neurological diseases: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In our experience, working with a therapy animal strengthens endurance, maintains motivation, provides a sense of achievement, and boosts overall mental resilience. The aims of this work were to summarize the results of quantitative research on the possibilities of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) among people with neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases and to attempt to assess the effects of animal-assisted interventions in an objective manner and to find supporting evidence based on published literature.

Methods

Our target groups are people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or stroke. A systematic search of relevant articles was conducted by two independent researchers in April 2021 and August 2023. The search for studies was cond

SUBMITTER: Mittly V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature