Animal-Assisted Therapy And Nutrition In Alzheimer’S Disease

Alzheimer s disease ad is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cortical dementia and irreversibly progressive developments leading to a vegetative state and finally to death although many aspects of its etiology diagnosis and treatment still remain obscure and the current approach to the disease mostly suffers from limited and

Abstract this study examined the influence of animal assisted therapy specifically fish aquariums on nutritional intake in individuals with alzheimer s disease ad sixty two individuals with ad who lived in specialized units were studied baseline nutritional data were obtained followed by a 2 week treatment period when the aquariums

Non pharmacological approach represents a valid therapeutic option as an alternative or supplement to pharmacological treatments in patients with alzheimer s disease a type of non pharmacological therapy is animal assisted therapy aat where the dog is a valid support to improving the quality of life of patients

Animal assisted therapy and nutrition in alzheimer s disease western journal of nursing research 2002 24 6 697 712 doi 10 1177 019394502320555430 google scholar filan sl llewellyn jones rh animal assisted therapy for dementia a review of the literature international psychogeriatrics 2006 18 4 597 611

Menna l f santaniello a gerardi f di maggio a milan g 2016 evaluation of the efficacy of animal assisted therapy based on the reality orientation therapy protocol in alzheimer s disease patients a pilot study psychogeriatrics 16 240 246

Specifically animal assisted therapy aat has recently raised a great interest and large research efforts this work represents a retrospective study carried out over seven years from 2012 to 2019 in 127 patients with mild to moderate alzheimer 39 s disease

The interpretation of aat s effect on the heart rate still remains elusive however to better investigate animal assisted therapy effects on alzheimer s disease be sides the clinical and neuropsychological markers examined in the present study additional parameters should be evaluated

This study examined the influence of animal assisted therapy specifically fish aquariums on nutritional intake in individuals with ad ad and nutrition weight loss in ad is not a new phenomenon alois alzheimer first observed it in 1907 morgan and hullin 1982 reported that the weight of

Filan s l llewellyn jones r h animal assisted therapy for dementia a review of the literature int psychogeriatr 2006 18 4 597 611 10 edwards n e beck a m animal assisted therapy and nutrition in alzheimer s disease west j nurs res 2002 24 6 697 712 11

This study examined the influence of animal assisted therapy specifically fish aquariums on nutritional intake in individuals with alzheimer 39 s disease ad sixty two individuals with ad who lived in specialized units were studied baseline nutritional data were obtained followed by a 2 week treatment period when the aquariums were introduced

Alzheimer 39 s disease ad is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cortical dementia and irreversibly progressive developments leading to a vegetative state and finally to death although many aspects of its etiology diagnosis and treatment still remain obscure and the current approach to

Implications for practice there is some evidence from randomised controlled trials rcts that animal assisted therapy aat appears to modestly reduce depressive symptoms in people with dementia but there is so far no clear evidence that aat affects other outcomes such as social functioning quality of life or physical or cognitive functioning in this population with no data on adverse

Richeson n e 2003 effects of animal assisted therapy on agitated behaviors and social interactions of older adults with dementia american journal of alzheimer s disease other dementias 18 353 358

The development of non pharmacological interventions including animal assisted therapy aat is an encouraging method for the care of people with alzheimer 39 s disease ad a single center randomized single blind controlled intervention study was proposed to compare immediate well being measured

Animal assisted therapy and nutrition in alzheimer s disease western journal of nursing research 2002 24 6 697 712 google scholar feigin vl norrving b mensah ga global burden of stroke circulation research 2017 120 3 439 48 google scholar

Effects of animal assisted therapy in patients with dementia is contradictory a large number of articles claim to have found significant neurocognitive motor and quality of life improvements while others claim not to have this

Alzheimer s disease remains a major health concern to the aging public the anti inflammatory properties antioxidative and neuroprotective effects of several nutrition related treatments have been shown to be beneficial in combating the progression of this disease patient individualization must be considered prior to treating

Alzheimer s disease ad is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cortical dementia and irreversibly progressive developments leading to a vegetative state and finally to death although many aspects of its etiology diagnosis and treatment still remain obscure and the current approach to the disease mostly suffers from limited and low efficiency therapeutic means nevertheless

Using animal assisted therapy aat on the agitated behaviors and social interactions of older adults with dementia were examined using the cohen mansfield agitation inventory and the animal assisted therapy flow sheet in a pilot study 15 nursing home residents with dementia participated in a daily aat intervention for three weeks

This study examined the influence of animal assisted therapy specifically fish aquariums on nutritional intake in individuals with alzheimer s disease ad sixty two individuals with ad who lived in specialized units were studied baseline nutritional data were obtained followed by a 2 week treatment period when the aquariums were introduced

Following a healthy dietary pattern a high intake of plant based foods probiotics nuts and omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and a low intake of saturated fats animal based proteins and refined sugars can decrease the risk of neurocognitive impairment pistollato et al 2018 abduljawad et al 2022

Animal assisted therapy has been considered in the treatment of depression in institutionalized individuals in a number of studies in one investigation twenty eight residents of an italian nursing home had three hour treatment sessions once a week for a month and a half with a cat or no change in their usual routine a nurse supervised

Edwards n e beck a m 2002 animal assisted therapy and nutrition in alzheimer 39 s disease