Fido in the Hospital Child- life therapy programs and pet therapy programs involve the use of both enriching activities and animals ( mainly dogs ) to not only provide a distraction, but emotional support to hospitalized children. How well these therapies work, however, has never been tested. Purpose of the Investigation Children who must endure hospitalization and recurring illness are subjected to not only major amounts of stress, but also a separation from the comforts of home …showed first 75 words of 1266 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1266 total…what is happening during therapy and lead to better conclude the affect it has on the child in question. The research could also be separated into pet- therapy's effects on children and the comparison of child-life and pet therapies instead of trying to combine the two. Other branches of research might include the effects of pets and other enrichment therapies on hospitalized adults and elderly patients, or even the effects of pets on healthy children.