The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of animal-assisted intervention (AAI), a complementary support to traditional therapies focused on the interaction between animals and human beings, in improving psychological trait, anxiety and pain in a cohort of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.

The challenge of pet therapy in systemic sclerosis: evidence for an impact on pain, anxiety, neuroticism and social interaction / Fiori, Ginevra; Marzi, Tessa; Bartoli, Francesca; Bruni, Cosimo; Ciceroni, Carlo; Palomba, Michela; Zolferino, Michela; Corsi, Elena; Galimberti, Marcello; Moggi Pignone, Alberto; Viggiano, Maria Pia; Guiducci, Serena; Calamai, Monica; Matucci-Cerinic, Marco. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - 36 Suppl 113:(2018), pp. 135-141.

The challenge of pet therapy in systemic sclerosis: evidence for an impact on pain, anxiety, neuroticism and social interaction

Matucci-Cerinic, Marco
2018-01-01

Abstract

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of animal-assisted intervention (AAI), a complementary support to traditional therapies focused on the interaction between animals and human beings, in improving psychological trait, anxiety and pain in a cohort of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.
2018
Aged
Animals
Anxiety
Combined Modality Therapy
Dogs
Female
Humans
Iloprost
Infusions
Intravenous
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Pain
Scleroderma
Systemic
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents
Animal Assisted Therapy
Interpersonal Relations
Neuroticism
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