Effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy and pet-robot interventions in reducing depressive symptoms among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Our study concluded that AAT and DAT had a moderate and statistically significant effect as interventions to reduce depressive symptoms in older adults. On the other hand, PRI did not show a significant effect in reducing depressive symptoms.PMID:38232905 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103023

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 17, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: David Villarreal-Zegarra Teodoro Yllescas-Panta Sof ía Malaquias-Obregon Andrea D ámaso-Román Nikol Mayo-Puchoc Source Type: research