Outcomes of a controlled trial with visiting therapy dog teams on pain in adults in an emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Pain is a primary reason individuals attend an Emergency Department (ED), and its management is a concern.

Objectives

Change in symptoms and physiologic variables at 3 time points pre-post a ten-minute St. John Ambulance therapy dog team visit compared to no visit in ED patients who experienced pain.

Design, setting and participants

Using a controlled clinical trial design, pain, anxiety, depression and well-being were measured with the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (revised version) (ESAS-r) 11-point rating scales before, immediately after, and 20 minutes post- therapy dog team visit with Royal University Hospital ED patients participating in the study (n = 97). Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at the time points. Control data was gathered twi

SUBMITTER: Carey B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064456 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature