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Resident Dog in the Alzheimer’s Special Care Unit

Barbara W. McCabe

University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing

Mara M. Baun

University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing

Denise Speich

Sangeeta Agrawal

University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing

Behavioral disturbances are a common feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Prior studies have demonstrated a significant reduction in agitation behaviors during short-term exposure to a dog on an Alzheimer’s special care unit (SCU) for persons with AD. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect over time of a resident dog on problem behaviors of persons with AD in an SCU. A within-participants repeated-measures design was used for this study. The Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale was used to document behaviors (on days and evenings) 1 week before and 4 weeks after placement of the dog. Participants on the dayshift exhibited significantly fewer problem behaviors across the 4 weeks of the study (F[1, 80] = 7.69, p < .05). No significant change in behaviors occurred on the evening shift. The findings support the long-term therapeutic effects of dogs for persons residing in Alzheimer’s SCUs.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 24, No. 6, 684-696 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/019394502320555421
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