Play and pets: the physical and emotional impact of child-life and pet therapy on hospitalized children.

Child-life therapy programs and pet-therapy programs are often used in pediatric hospital settings to provide emotional support and diversion; however there is little research about their efficacy. How play and pet therapy affect children was examined in this study of 70 hospitalized children. Self-...

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Published in:Children's Health Care Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 321 - 336
Main Authors: Kaminski M, Pellino T, Wish J
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Winter2002
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