The study employed a randomised controlled trial design to determine whether a companion animal intervention had any effect on wellbeing and quality of life in patients who were admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. The study found significant benefits for their wellbeing and improvements in quality of life
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Submitted to the School of Health and Social Development of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2009
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