Effect of pet therapy on sleep and life quality of elderly individuals

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Geriatrics & Gerontology International Pub Date : 2025-01-22 DOI:10.1111/ggi.15059

Cansu Yilmaz, Pınar Tekinsoy Kartin

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Abstract

Aim

The study aimed to determine the sleep and life quality of elderly individuals living in a nursing home using pet therapy, a complementary and supportive therapy.

Methods

The study was conducted with elderly individuals in a nursing home in Tokat province in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 59 elderly individuals, with 30 in the intervention group and 29 in the control group, who met the inclusion criteria. Pet therapy was applied to elderly individuals twice a week for 6 weeks for a total of 12 sessions as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of pet therapy on sleep and life quality. While pet therapy was applied to the individuals in the intervention group, the control group was no pet theraphy.

Results

It was determined that the sleep and life quality of the individuals in the intervention group increased statistically and significantly. There was no statistically significant difference in the change in sleep and life quality of individuals in the control group. A statistically significant difference was determined between the intervention and control groups regarding sleep and life quality.

Conclusion

Pet therapy was determined to significantly improve the sleep and life quality of elderly individuals living in a nursing home. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; 25: 356–365.

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宠物治疗对老年人睡眠和生活质量的影响。

目的：本研究的目的是确定老年人的睡眠和生活质量，在养老院使用宠物疗法，一种补充和支持疗法。方法：本研究在土耳其托卡特省一家养老院的老年人中进行。研究样本包括59名老年人，其中干预组30人，对照组29人，均符合纳入标准。作为一项随机对照试验，我们对老年人进行宠物治疗，每周两次，持续6周，共12次，以确定宠物治疗对睡眠和生活质量的影响。干预组对个体进行宠物治疗，对照组不进行宠物治疗。结果：干预组患者的睡眠和生活质量均有统计学意义的显著提高。对照组个体的睡眠和生活质量变化无统计学差异。干预组和对照组在睡眠和生活质量方面存在统计学上的显著差异。结论：宠物治疗可显著改善养老院老年人的睡眠和生活质量。Geriatr Gerontol 2025；••: ••-••.

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Geriatrics & Gerontology International 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

6.10%

发文量

189

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Geriatrics & Gerontology International is the official Journal of the Japan Geriatrics Society, reflecting the growing importance of the subject area in developed economies and their particular significance to a country like Japan with a large aging population. Geriatrics & Gerontology International is now an international publication with contributions from around the world and published four times per year.