• DOI:10.1177/1043454217748586
Corpus ID: 3834807

Measuring the Effects of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Parents: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial

@article{McCullough2018MeasuringTE,
  title={Measuring the Effects of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Parents: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial},
  author={Amy McCullough and Ashleigh Ruehrdanz and Molly A. Jenkins and M. Gilmer and Janice Olson and Anjali Pawar and Leslie Holley and Shirley Sierra-Rivera and D. Linder and Danielle Pichette and Neil J. Grossman and Cynthia Hellman and No{\'e}mi A Gu{\'e}rin and M. O'Haire},
  journal={Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing},
  year={2018},
  volume={35},
  pages={159 - 177}
}

Amy McCullough, Ashleigh Ruehrdanz, +11 authors M. O'Haire

Published 2018

Medicine

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Objective: This multicenter, parallel-group, randomized trial examined the effects of an animal-assisted intervention on the stress, anxiety, and health-related quality of life for children diagnosed with cancer and their parents. [...] Key Method Method: Newly diagnosed patients, aged 3 to 17 years (n = 106), were randomized to receive either standard care plus regular visits from a therapy dog (intervention group), or standard care only (control group).Expand Abstract

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