Companion animals in human health / / Cindy C. Wilson, Dennis C. Turner, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910807606303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c1998
• ISBN: 1-322-41689-3; 1-4522-3295-4; 1-4522-6496-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 310 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WilsonCindy C; TurnerDennis C. <1948->
• Disciplina: 615.85158
• Soggetti: Pets - Therapeutic use; Domestic animals - Therapeutic use
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part I - Historical and Value Perspectives; Chapter 1 - Effects of Pet Contact on Human Well-Being: Review of Recent Research; Chapter 2 - Perspectives on Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy; Chapter 3 - Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding: An International Review; Part II - Beyond Health: Extending the Definition of Health to Quality of Life; Chapter 4 - A Conceptual Framework for Human-Animal Interaction Research: The Challenge Revisited; Chapter 5 - Models for Measuring Quality of Life: Implications for Human-Animal Interaction ResearchPart III - Quality of Life Outcomes: Psychosocial Aspects of Human-Animal Interactions; Chapter 6 - A Theoretical Basis for Health Benefits of Pet Ownership: Attachment Versus Psychological Support; Chapter 7 - Loneliness, Stress, and Human-Animal Attachment Among Older Adults; Chapter 8 - The Relationship Between Attachment to Companion Animals and Self-Esteem: A Developmental Perspective; Chapter 9 - Blind People and Their Dogs: A n Empirical Study on Changes in Everyday Life, in Self-Experience, and in CommunicationPart IV - Quality of Life Outcomes: The Relevance of ; Animals to Health and Disease; Chapter 10 - Animals and Cardiovascular Health; Chapter 11 - Could Type A (Coronary Prone) Personality Explain the Association Between Pet Ownership and Health?; Chapter 12 - Pet Ownership, Social Support, and One-Year Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST); Chapter 13 - The Effect of a Therapy Dog on Socialization and Physiological Indicators of Stress in Persons Diagnosed With Alzheimer's DiseasePart V - Human Growth and Development: Age-Specific Quality of Life Outcomes; Chapter 14 - The Role of Companion Animals in Human Development; Chapter 15 - Impact of Pet Ownership on the Well-Being of Adolescents With Few Familial Resources; Part VI - The Animal Side of the Coin: Training and Welfare Standards; Chapter 16 - The Importance of Training Standards and Policy for Service Animals; Chapter 17 - Companion Animal Welfare in Private and Institutional SettingsIndex; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Companion Animals in Human Health examines how animals - from large horses to small goldfish - affect their companion humans' quality of life.