Effects of animal-assisted therapy in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review

• Nicole Reyes Valenzuela ^[1] ; Álvaro Uribe Elgueta ^[1] ; Bairon Mansilla Montaña ^[1] ; Josue Pérez Gatica ^[1] ; Nicole B. Fritz ^[2] ; María José Gomis Gomis ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad de Los Lagos

     Universidad de Los Lagos

     Osorno, Chile

     
  2. [2] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  3. [3] Universitat d'Alacant

     Universitat d'Alacant

     Alicante, España

     

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• Localización: Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, ISSN-e 2794-0586, Vol. 1, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 50-61
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Interventions in older people with cognitive impairment are difficult to carry out because they do not follow orders, they present aggressive behaviour or they are unpredictable. For this reason, the objective of this review was to describe the effect of Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in this population, reporting the results published in the literature on physical, psychosocial and cognitive function. After a review of 160 articles, 5 were selected according to selection criteria, demonstrating that AAT is an effective therapy in people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment, where the dog is the most used co-therapist, however, research is still incipient.