Companion Animals in Human Health

About this book

Papers from the 7th International Conference on Animals, Health and Quality of Life, which address all aspects of Human Animal Interaction.

Contents

Introduction - Cindy C Wilson PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND VALUE PERSPECTIVE Effects of Pet Contact on Human Well-Being - Thomas Garrity and Lorann Stallones Perspectives on Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy - Linda Hines and Maureen Fredrickson Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding - Jane Copeland-Fitzpatrick and Jean Tebay An International Review PART TWO: BEYOND HEALTH: EXTENDING THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH TO QUALITY OF LIFE A Conceptual Framework for Human-Animal Interaction Research - Cindy C Wilson The Challenge Revisited Models for Measuring Quality of Life - Ivan Barofsky and Andrew Rowan Implications for Human-Animal Interaction Research PART THREE: QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN ANIMAL INTERACTIONS Introduction - Cindy C Wilson A Theoretical Basis for Health Benefits of Pet Ownership - Glyn Collis and June McNicholas Attachment versus Psychological Support Loneliness, Stress and Human-Animal Attachment among Older Adults - Carolyn P Keil The Relationship between Attachment to Companion Animals and Self-Esteem - Sandra Lookabaugh Triebenbacher A Development Perspective Blind People and their Dogs - Melanie Steffens and Reinhold Bergler An Empirical Study on Changes in Everyday Life, in Self-Experience and in Communication PART FOUR: QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES: THE RELEVANCE OF ANIMALS TO CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH Introduction - Cindy C Wilson Animals and Cardiovascular Health - Warwick Anderson and Anthony Dart Could Type A (Coronary Prone) Personality Explain the Association between Pet Ownership and Health? - June McNicholas and Glyn Collis Pet Ownership, Social Support and One Year Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression - Erika Friedmann The Effect of a Therapy Dog on Socialization and Physiological Indicators of Stress in Person's Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease - Kathryn Batson et al PART FIVE: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: AGE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES Introduction - Cindy C Wilson The Role of Companions Animals in Human Development - Gail Melson Impact of Pet Ownership on the Well-Being of Adolescents with Few Familial Resources - Nancy M Bodmer PART SIX: ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAMS: DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS WHICH IMPACT QUALITY OF LIFE Introduction - Cindy C Wilson The Importance of Training Standards and Policy for Service Animals - Susan Duncan Companion Animal Welfare in Private and Institutional Settings - Robert Hubrecht and Dennis C Turner

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