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Animal Assisted Interventions in a Pediatric ICU

Posted by miguel lamb

The therapeutic activities project 'Footprints of Colors', the first to incorporate Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) in a Pediatric ICU in Spain, has put an end to its pilot experience, confirming that dog-assisted therapies can significantly reduce the levels of pain, anxiety and fear in patients critical pediatric.

The pilot program has been developed in the pediatric ICU of the Hospital 12 de Octubre between January and February 2019, sponsored by the Animals and Society Chair of the Rey Juan Carlos University and developed by the association of experts in IAA psychoanimaland has come to show eThe benefit of the use of IAAs as another way to humanize intensive care and to control the pain of patients with non-pharmacological measures.

Last modified on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 12:32