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Animal-Assisted Therapy And Oncology Hospice Patients, Lauren Anderson
Animal-Assisted Therapy And Oncology Hospice Patients, Lauren Anderson
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Background: If there are more ways to induce comfort during hospice care, all options should be explored, which is why animal-assisted therapy (AAT) could be a viable, non-pharmacological option for oncology hospice patients.
Objectives: The aim of this research is to show that the use of AAT with oncology patients receiving hospice care will result in enhanced comfort and diminished pain. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects on pain for oncology hospice patients receiving AAT compared to oncology hospice patients who do not receive AAT.
Method: This study is performed as an integrative …