Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
Anxiety, Dog, Canine, Therapy, Depression, Pain
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to see if dogs can reduce the anxiety level of patients in the emergency department.
Detailed description
Patients will score their pain, anxiety, and depression. A dog will then come into the patient's room for approximately 15 minutes after which the patient will score his/her pain, anxiety, and depression again.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Indiana University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Research staff will screen for inclusion criterion by asking the care providers if they agree with this statement, I believe this patient is experiencing moderate or greater anxiety.
Exclusion criteria
* Extreme intoxication, agitation that precludes conversation with the patient, fear of dogs, dog bite, allergy to dogs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety reduction from Scale | 30 mins | reduction in anxiety score (0-10). 0=balanced mood (least anxiety) 2= slight fear and worry 4=mild fear and worry 6= moderate worry, physical agitation 8=Feeling really bad, at the edge 10=out of control behavior, self-harm (worst anxiety) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain reduction from Wong Baker faces scale | 30 mins | reduction in pain score (0-10). 0=no hurt (least pain) 2= Hurts little bit 4= Hurts little more 6= Hurts even more 8= Hurts whole lot 10=out of control behavior, self-harm (hurts worst) |
| Depression reduction from scale | 30 mins | reduction in depression score (0-10). 0= Balanced mood (least depressed) 2= Slightly depressed 4= Mildly depressed 6= Definite malaise 8= Feeling reall bad, at the edge 10=Despair, suicidal feelings (worst depressed) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed