Animal-assisted intervention services across UK intensive care units: A national service evaluation
From a small sample, AAI services were available in less than half of ICUs. Empirical value of interventions is countered by current lack of definitive evidence of effectiveness, which should be addressed before wider implementation of AAI services and the associated resource requirements, is undertaken.
Authors
- S. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-7813)
- Bronwen Connolly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-5497)
- Kate Tantam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-4428)
- Megan M. Hosey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-4728)
- Holly McAree
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Intensive Care Society
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437241301000
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.30
Funders
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Intensive Care Society