Effects of animal-assisted therapy as nursing care on inpatients and establishment of an evaluation system

对在全国450家病床≧200张的医院工作的护士进行了问卷调查。回复率为40.22%。对患者日常生活评估方法的常见回答包括“面部量表”、“长谷川氏痴呆评定量表”和“独立生活程度”。此外，在与动物互动中使用的评估方法也得到了类似的反应。我们目前正在为验证所获得的结果做准备。

A questionnaire survey was conducted on nurses working at one of 450 hospitals with≧200 beds nationwide. The response rate was 40.22%. Common responses for methods of evaluating patients' daily lives included "face scale", "Hasegawa's dementia rating scale", and "the degree of independent living". In addition, similar responses were obtained for evaluation methods for use in interactions with animals. We are currently making preparations for verifying the obtained results.