The Effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy on Cognitive Performance of Institutionalized Elderly

Authors

  • Belinda Talarico Franceschini Gerontologia. Mestre em Educação Especial, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.
  • Maria da Piedade Resende da Costa Docente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p337-355

Keywords:

Animal-Assisted Therapy, Seniors, Cognition.

Abstract

Currently, there is an increase in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly and, often, its institutionalization; but aging does not only mean loss; it may also be acquisitions, in which the investment made through Animal Assisted Therapy (TAA) can be exemplary, which has proven to be a very beneficial strategy to motivate relational work between the elderly and the animal, with beneficial effects for this elderly. Animal-Assisted Therapy (TAA) has proven to be a strategy that has contributed to improving this. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate its effectiveness in the cognitive development of the elderly, through an experimental study with thirteen elderly in a Long Term Care Institution of São Carlos, city of São Paulo State, Brazil. The data collected before and after the test show that TAA is an effective strategy for the elderly, as shown by the results obtained in this study.

 

Author Biographies

Belinda Talarico Franceschini, Gerontologia. Mestre em Educação Especial, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.

Gerontóloga. Mestre em Educação Especial, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.

 

Maria da Piedade Resende da Costa, Docente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.

Docente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar.

 

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Franceschini, B. T., & Costa, M. da P. R. da. (2019). The Effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy on Cognitive Performance of Institutionalized Elderly. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(2), 337–355. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p337-355

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Papers

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