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Hospital Facility Dogs in Palliative & Hospice Care
Barker, S. and Gee, N. (2021) Canine Assisted Interventions in Hospital: Best practices for Maximizing Human and Canine Safety. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8:615730. Dot: 10.3389/fvets.2021.615730
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Corti, C. (2020). The Benefit of Hospice Therapy Dogs. Samaritan Blog. Samaritan New Jersey. https://www.samaritannj.org/hospice-blog-and-events/hospice-palliative-care-blog/benefit-hospice-therapy-dogs/
Ginex, P., Montefusco, M., Zecco, G., Trocchia Mattessich, N., Burns, J., Hedal-Siegel, J., Kopelman, J., & Tan, K. S. (2018). Animal-facilitated therapy program: Outcomes from Caring Canines, a program for patients and staff on an Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22(2), 193 - 198. https://doi.org/10.1188/18.cjon.193-198
Holman, E., Levy, C., & Kennedy, B. (2018). Palliative Care Matters: Lessons From the Loss of a Facility Dog. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 35(10), 1362–1364. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909118761387
Korba, M. (2023). Facility Dogs in Hospice Care. Missouri Hospice.
Krause-Parello CA, Levy C, Holman E, Kolassa JE. Effects of VA Facility Dog on Hospitalized Veterans Seen by a Palliative Care Psychologist: An Innovative Approach to Impacting Stress Indicators. American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care. 2018 Jan; 35(1):5-14. doi: 10.1177/1049909116675571. Epub 2016 Nov 28. PMID: 27895150.
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Murata-Kobayashi, N., Suzuki, K., Morita, Y., Minobe, H., Mizumoto, A., & Seto, S. (2023). Exploring the benefits of full-time hospital facility dogs working with nurse handlers in a children's hospital. PloS one, 18(5), e0285768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285768
Palomino-Lázaro, L., Rueda-Extremera, M., & Cantero-García, M. (2024). Animal-assisted therapy in palliative care: A scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1478264/full
Schmitz, A., Beermann, M., MacKenzie, C. R., Fetz, K., & Schulz-Quach, C. (2017). Animal-assisted therapy at a University Centre for Palliative Medicine - a qualitative content analysis of patient records. BMC palliative care, 16(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-017-0230-z