review · 2017 · en
Effects of Interactions With Animals on Human Psychological Distress
Crossman M K
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Evidencia · Alta
Síntesis
Systematic review of 69 controlled studies: short-term effects of animal-assisted intervention on distress are robust but small, while long-term effects are inconsistent; methodological problems including small samples and lack of active controls limit confidence.
Etapas
transversal
Dominios
animal-assisted, mental-health, methodology
Tags
systematic-review · critique · methodological-limits · publication-bias · AAI
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