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inJournal of Pediatric Nursing > Vol.36 No.5 (Sep-Oct) 2017 [10/18/2017] . - p.81-91

Title :	Effects of Animal-assisted Activities on Biobehavioral Stress Responses in Hospitalized Children : A Randomized Controlled Study
Material Type:	printed text
Publication Date:	2017
Article on page:	p.81-91
Languages :	English (eng) Original Language : English (eng)
Keywords:	Anxiety. Animal-assisted activities. Biobehavioral. Children. Hospital. Stress.
Abstract:	Abstract Purpose This study assessed the effectiveness of animal-assisted activities (AAA) on biobehavioral stress responses (anxiety, positive and negative affect, and salivary cortisol and C-reactive protein [CRP] levels) in hospitalized children. Design and Methods This was a randomized, controlled study. Method Forty-eight participants were randomly assigned to receive a 10-minute AAA (n = 24) or a control condition (n = 24). Anxiety, positive and negative affect, and levels of salivary biomarkers were assessed before and after the intervention. Results Although increases in positive affect and decreases in negative affect were larger in the AAA condition, pre- and post-intervention differences between the AAA and control conditions were not significant. In addition, pre- and post-intervention differences between the conditions in salivary cortisol and CRP were not statistically significant. Baseline levels of anxiety, cortisol, and CRP had a significant and large correlation to the corresponding post-intervention measures. Scores on the Pet Attitude Scale were high but were not associated with changes in anxiety, positive affect, negative affect, or stress biomarkers.
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[article] Effects of Animal-assisted Activities on Biobehavioral Stress Responses in Hospitalized Children : A Randomized Controlled Study [printed text] . - 2017 . - p.81-91.
Languages : English (eng) Original Language  : English (eng)
inJournal of Pediatric Nursing > Vol.36 No.5 (Sep-Oct) 2017 [10/18/2017] . - p.81-91

Keywords:	Anxiety. Animal-assisted activities. Biobehavioral. Children. Hospital. Stress.
Abstract:	Abstract Purpose This study assessed the effectiveness of animal-assisted activities (AAA) on biobehavioral stress responses (anxiety, positive and negative affect, and salivary cortisol and C-reactive protein [CRP] levels) in hospitalized children. Design and Methods This was a randomized, controlled study. Method Forty-eight participants were randomly assigned to receive a 10-minute AAA (n = 24) or a control condition (n = 24). Anxiety, positive and negative affect, and levels of salivary biomarkers were assessed before and after the intervention. Results Although increases in positive affect and decreases in negative affect were larger in the AAA condition, pre- and post-intervention differences between the AAA and control conditions were not significant. In addition, pre- and post-intervention differences between the conditions in salivary cortisol and CRP were not statistically significant. Baseline levels of anxiety, cortisol, and CRP had a significant and large correlation to the corresponding post-intervention measures. Scores on the Pet Attitude Scale were high but were not associated with changes in anxiety, positive affect, negative affect, or stress biomarkers.
Link for e-copy:	http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-nursing/
Record link:	http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=27431