Title
Effect of Canine Play Interventions as a Stress Reduction Strategy in College Students
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2018
Publication Title
Nurse Educator
Abstract
© Copyright 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Forty-eight students engaged with a therapy dog for 15 minutes during finals week to evaluate the effect on stress. Psychological (Perceived Stress Scale, visual analog scales) and physiologic stress (vital signs, salivary cortisol) measures were collected before and after the intervention. Paired t tests showed significant reductions in all psychological and physiologic measures except diastolic blood pressure. This supports animal-assisted therapy as an effective stress management strategy for nursing and other college students.
DOI
10.1097/NNE.0000000000000451
Recommended Citation
Delgado, Cheryl; Toukonen, Margaret; and Wheeler, Corinne, "Effect of Canine Play Interventions as a Stress Reduction Strategy in College Students" (2018). Nursing Faculty Publications. 74.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/nurs_facpub/74
Volume
43
Issue
3