04292nam 2200709Ia 450 991080760630332120241226110051.0978132241689213224168939781452232959145223295497814522649671452264961(CKB)2670000000260927(EBL)996760(OCoLC)809772567(SSID)ssj0000675464(PQKBManifestationID)12243754(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675464(PQKBWorkID)10671555(PQKB)11296419(MiAaPQ)EBC996760(OCoLC)1007861391(StDuBDS)EDZ00000637196664(EXLCZ)99267000000026092719970523d1998 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCompanion animals in human health /Cindy C. Wilson, Dennis C. Turner, editors1st ed.Thousand Oaks Sage Publicationsc19981 online resource (xvii, 310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780761910619 0761910611 9780761910626 076191062X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 RevisitedChapter 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 PerspectiveChapter 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 AnimalsChapter 17 - Companion Animal Welfare in Private and Institutional SettingsIndex; About the Editors; About the ContributorsCompanion Animals in Human Health examines how animals - from large horses to small goldfish - affect their companion humans' quality of life.Domestic animalsTherapeutic usePetsTherapeutic useDomestic animalsTherapeutic use.PetsTherapeutic use.615.85158Turner Dennis C.1948-1321475Wilson Cindy C1689431MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807606303321Companion animals in human health4064505UNINA