Federica Gerardi

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of animal‐assisted therapy in elderly patients affected by Alzheimer's disease based on the formal reality orientation therapy (ROT) protocol.

TL;DR: Given that children, young adults and immunocompromised individuals are among the main users of the AAIs, specific guidelines targeting G. duodenalis and other gastrointestinal zoonotic parasites should be formulated in order to develop effective control and prevention strategies and reduce theZoonotic risk favoured by the human-dog interaction.

TL;DR: The study showed that this type of AAT may improve depressive symptoms and minimise cognitive impairment deterioration of patients who may also be in deadlock phases in non-pharmacological therapies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss some criteria they found useful for an Animal Assisted Education (AAE) intervention in a primary school aimed to promote, in children, interaction with animals, helping them to acknowledge their own emotions and those of others.

TL;DR: In this article, a literature review about Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) in health care context and aimed to children is presented, where HAI is described as a promoter for processes of decoding, control and use of the emotions, and for promotion of relational skills.