Animal Assisted Thearpy (AAT) at an university palliative care centre:A qualitative interview study to verify the therapeutic effect of Animal Assisted Therapy from the perspective of patients and its feasibility

Completed

• Conditions: ANGST BEI PALLIATIVPATIENTE

• Registration Number: DRKS00007108
• Lead Sponsor: Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Palliativmedizin (IZP)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-02-17
• Study Completion: 2016-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

palliative patients in IZP, with an indication for AAT
- min. 18 years old
- ability to participate in an interview (cognitive and linguistic skills)
- written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Allergy of the coat of Dogs
- Canophobic patients
-Infections caused by multiresistant pathogens
- Disability to participate in an interwiew

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Detection, what palliative patients feel at AAT, what is their sense of it, evaluate feasibility, to confirm the indication for this therapy and to record their needs and their requirements related to AAT. Doing qualitative interviews, based on an interview guide, not later than 24 hours after their first AAT

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Detection of psychosocial stress with the Distress Thermometer 1. when the patient admitted, bevor first AAT, 2. in process