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To quantitatively evaluate the overall efficacy of animal-assisted therapy across diverse therapeutic and medical outcome domains.

August 1, 2007Anthrozoös

Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Meta-Analysis

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JNJanelle NimerUniversity of Utah BLBrad LundahlUniversity of Utah

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Meta-analysis demonstrates moderate improvements across behavioral and medical domains, indicating animal-assisted therapy serves as an effective additive intervention.

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To quantitatively evaluate the overall efficacy of animal-assisted therapy across diverse therapeutic and medical outcome domains.
Conducted a systematic search reviewing 250 articles on animal-assisted therapy.
Identified and synthesized 49 eligible studies using meta-analytic procedures.
Animal-assisted therapy yielded moderate effect sizes across four primary domains: autism-spectrum symptoms, medical difficulties, behavioral problems, and emotional well-being.
Moderator analyses indicated that participant characteristics and study design features did not significantly alter therapeutic outcomes.

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Nimer et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a022860f58f6e6cfdd8dbfb https://doi.org/10.2752/089279307x224773

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Meta-analysis demonstrates moderate improvements across behavioral and medical domains, indicating animal-assisted therapy serves as an effective additive intervention.

Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Meta-Analysis

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Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Meta-Analysis

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