Implementation of Assisted Therapy With Dogs in the Therapeutic Approach to People With Autistic Spectrum Disorder : Holistic Nursing Practice

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Implementation of Assisted Therapy With Dogs in the Therapeutic Approach to People With Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Morales-Moreno, Isabel PhD; Cerezo-Chuecos, Francisca MSc; Balanza-Galindo, Serafín PhD; Gómez-Díaz, Magdalena PhD; Echevarría-Pérez, Paloma PhD

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Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain.

Correspondence: Magdalena Gómez-Díaz, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Campus de los Jerónimos s/n. 30107 Guadalupe, Murcia, Spain ([email protected]).

The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.

Holistic Nursing Practice 34(5):p 282-290, September/October 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000403

Abstract

A holistic intervention is needed for individuals who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. Our objective was to work with these individuals in a multidisciplinary manner through the use of animal-assisted therapy, finding improvements in the experimental group as compared with the control group in the different evaluated areas.

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