Pet therapy in an old health (animal supported treatment) investigation in the literature period

Year 2019, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 217 - 224, 02.10.2019

Hatice Demirağ , Sevilay Hintistan

Abstract

           Pet therapy (pet
psychotherapy, animal-assisted therapy or animal-assisted therapy) is a form of
adjunctive nonpharmacologic treatment that stimulates physiological and
psychological diseases with interactions between animals and animals that meet
certain criteria and stimulates the necessary body mechanisms in the
development of human health and behavior.In many studies using robot
simulations with many domestic animals such as cats, dogs, birds and fish, the
benefits of pet therapy on the elderly health and behavior have been proven. However,
there is no clear information about the use of elderly in the treatment of
schizophrenia and depression.Therapy has been proven by epidemiological studies
that can reduce blood pressure in elderly and hypertensive individuals and
reduce the risk of complications in those with cardiovascular disease by
increasing physical activity when administered together with conducting dogs.Despite
the fact that studies on pet therapy are inadequate and have not yet been
implemented in our country, pet ownership is increasing due to the positive
subjective feelings that many people have against animals. In this article; The
effects on the elderly health of pet therapy applications will be examined in
the light of the literature.

Keywords

Elderly health, pet therapy, animal-assisted therapy

YAŞLI SAĞLIĞINDA PET TERAPİ (HAYVAN DESTEKLİ TEDAVİ) UYGULAMALARININ LİTERATÜR EŞLİĞİNDE İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

ÖZET

Pet terapi veya hayvan destekli tedavi,belirli
kriterleri sağlayan hayvanlar ile insanlar arası etkileşimlerle, fizyolojik ve
psikolojik hastalıkları iyileştiren, insan sağlığı ve davranışlarının
gelişmesinde gerekli vücut mekanizmalarını uyararak devreye sokan yardımcı
nonfarmakolojik tedavi şeklidir. Kedi, köpek, kuş, balık gibi birçok evcil
hayvanlar ile robot simülasyonlarının kullanıldığı birçok çalışmada,pet
terapinin yaşlı sağlığı ve davranışları üzerindeki yararları ispatlanmıştır.
Ancak yaşlının şizofreni ve depresyon tedavisinde kullanımı ile ilgili net bir
bilgi yoktur. Terapinin yaşlı ve hipertansiyonu olan bireylerde kan basıncını
düşürebileceği ve yürütücü köpeklerle (dogwalking) beraber uygulandığında
fiziksel aktiviteleri artırarak kardiyovasküler hastalığı olanlarda
komplikasyon gelişme riskini azalttığı epidemiyolojik çalışmalarla
kanıtlanmıştır. Pet terapi ile ilgili çalışmaların yetersiz olması ve ülkemizde
henüz yaygın olarak uygulanmamasına rağmen, birçok insanın hayvanlara karşı
sahip olduğu olumlu öznel duygular nedeniyle evcil hayvan sahipliği giderek
artmaktadır. Bu makalede; pet terapi uygulamalarının yaşlı sağlığına etkileri
literatür eşliğinde incelenmiştir.

Anahtar
kelimeler: Yaşlı sağlığı; pet terapi; hayvan destekli tedavi

ABSTRACT

Pet Therapy in an Old Health (Animal Supported
Treatment) Investigation in The Literature Period
Pet therapy or animal-assisted therapy is a form of adjunctive
nonpharmacologic treatment that stimulates physiological and psychological
diseases with interactions between animals and animals that meet certain
criteria and stimulates the necessary body mechanisms in the development of
human health and behavior.In many studies using robot simulations with many
domestic animals such as cats, dogs, birds and fish, the benefits of pet
therapy on the elderly health and behavior have been proven. However, there is
no clear information about the use of elderly in the treatment of schizophrenia
and depression.Therapy has been proven by epidemiological studies that can
reduce blood pressure in elderly and hypertensive individuals and reduce the
risk of complications in those with cardiovascular disease by increasing physical
activity when administered together with conducting dogs. Despite the fact that
studies on pet therapy are inadequate and generally have not yet been
implemented in our country, pet ownership is increasing due to the positive
subjective feelings that many people have against animals. In this article; The
effects on the elderly health of pet therapy applications have been examined in
the light of the literature.

Keywords: Elderly health; pet therapy; animal-assisted therapy

Keywords

Yaşlı sağlığı, pet terapi, hayvan destekli tedavi

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