The Role of Pets in Supporting Cognitive-Behavioral Chronic Pain Self-Management: Perspectives of Older Adults.
Cognitive-behavioral self-management strategies are recommended for older adults with chronic pain. The goal of this study was to explore how pet ownership promotes use of these strategies in everyday life. We conducted four focus groups (N = 25) with dog and cat owners aged ≥70 years with persisten...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Gerontology Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 1088 - 1097 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Oct2020
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