How do older adults experience pet companionship? A qualitative study of the affective relationship with pets and its effect on the mental health of older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
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This study aimed to explore the affective relationship of older adults with their pets during the COVID-19 pandemic; and to assess how this contributed to their mental health. This qualitative stud...
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This well-respected journal offers up-to-date original research in the fields of gerontology, adult education, and the social and behavioral sciences. Researchers from around the world will benefit from the exchange of ideas for both the study and practice of educational gerontology. Papers published in the journal will also serve as authoritative contributions to the growing literature in this burgeoning field. Educational Gerontology is the only international journal of its kind to publish twelve issues per volume year. Articles featuring outcome-based practical educational resources in gerontology for the educational professional, care provider, trainer, and student in such areas as: art, music, drama and recreational therapies; mental health, communication arts, social programs and policies; and, social work, nursing, physical and occupational therapies, financial planners, architecture and interior design, family relations and therapy, and religion and spirituality.
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