Dog‐assisted interventions in care homes: A qualitative exploration of the nature, meaning and impact of interactions for older people.
Dog‐assisted interventions (DAI) have been shown to have a wide‐range of potential benefits for older adults living in care homes. Yet, there is a lack of published qualitative research which explores the experiences of care home residents, staff and dog‐owner volunteers involved in DAI to fully und...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Care in the Community Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 1450 - 1461 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2021
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