Pilot of an animal-assisted activity program to support intergenerational and intercultural community connections to reduce loneliness and social isolation
The Pets and People program holds potential to be replicated and scaled in aged care settings both in Australia and internationally.
Authors
- Libby Callaway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3127-6312)
- Emma Bould (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-2072)
- Natasha K. Brusco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8825-5109)
Institutions
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- National Ageing Research Institute (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Centre for Ageing Better (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2025.101970
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82