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1Centre hospitalier spécialisé de Jury-lès-Metz, France. perraud.florence@free.fr
Soins. Gerontologie
|February 16, 2013
Abstract:
Visits by dogs to elderly people in nursing homes have shown that animals can produce unexpected and positive reactions. This led to the idea of using a retrained guide dog for the blind in therapy workshops, with patients suffering from dementia. Setting up such a project is possible and produces interesting results.
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