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What is Pet Therapy?

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that involves an animal, such as dogs, with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support mental / emotional health 5 2 Efficacy_major
Promote relaxation 3 0
Personal enjoyment / entertainment 2 0
Balance problems 1 0
Major Depressive Disorder 1 0
Risk of harm 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pet Therapy

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pet Therapy

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pet Therapy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 50%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 28, 2012.