Pet Therapy

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This paper examines the pet therapy literature in order to determine the approach's efficacy for remediating the pain and/or suffering of the terminally ill patient. It discusses manners in which this treatment may help the patient refocus his/her energy on the pet. It looks at the benefits of pet therapy as a complementary intervention in the management of pain and stress. The paper ends with the formulation of conclusions based on the reviewed material.

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"Aiken (1994) reports that people with terminal illnesses experience a variety of emotions and concerns. These include: fear of the unknown, loneliness, sorrow, pain and suffering, loss of self-control, loss of identify and all of the physical and debilitative losses associated with the terminal condition. Palliative medicine can be a help for some of the pain and stress these patients are experiencing; however, more and more frequently, hospitals and hospices and other health-care organizations are supplementing their treatment with diverse forms of "alternative medicine" (Broadie & Biley, 1999)."

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