Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care A Valuable Complementary Treatment /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Marcus, Dawn A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Oncology.; Neurology.; Pain medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Pain Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Dogs that visit patients with cancer have been convincingly shown to reduce stress, loneliness, and mood disturbance that may complicate cancer care. In addition, dogs may provide important motivation for patients to maintain rehabilitation programs that have been shown to reduce cancer risk and imp...