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Dogs and Wellbeing
FromUseful Science
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2020
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Podcast episode
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https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/40The Useful Science team unveils the many benefits of dogs on our well-being. Researchers in Canada found that therapy dogs can positively impact patients’ experiences in stressful hospital settings plagued by long wait times. And in an observational study of families with young children, researchers found that pre-schoolers who played with the family dog three or more times per week displayed fewer conduct problems, and more prosocial behaviors, compared to children who had little or no dog-time in their lives.Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach.Follow us @usefulsci or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org.Show NotesA case study of the patient wait experience in an emergency department with therapy dogsThe relationship between dog ownership, dog play, family dog walking, and pre-schooler social–emotional development: findings from the PLAYCE observational study
Released:
Aug 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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