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Morris, Christina H.; Kropp, Jerri J.; Sartain, Christina L. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2019
Research has shown that animal-assisted activities have specific benefits for older adults, such as decreasing loneliness (Banks & Banks, 2002; Banks, Willoughby, & Banks, 2008; Calvert, 1989) and depression (Grubbs, Artese, Schmitt, Cormier, & Panton, 2016; Le Roux & Kemp, 2009; Moretti et al., 2010) while increasing positive…
Descriptors: Animals, Older Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Socialization