A One Health Research Framework for Animal-Assisted Interventions.
- Hediger K Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. karin.hediger@unibas.ch.
- Meisser A Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. andrea.meisser@meisan.ch.
- Zinsstag J Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. jakob.zinsstag@swisstph.ch.
- 2019-02-24
Published in:
- International journal of environmental research and public health. - 2019
One Health
animal welfare
animal-assisted interventions
animal-assisted therapy
human-animal relationship
Animals
Humans
One Health
Research
English
BACKGROUND
The integration of animals into healthcare, referred to as animal-assisted intervention, is a rapidly growing research field and was previously related to One Health. However, the assessment of synergistic effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) has been poorly addressed to date.
METHOD
We discuss experiences in integrated human and animal assessments in AAI and provide a methodical framework for One Health approaches in AAI research. We propose theoretical consideration of an integrated human and animal health assessment, as well as the use of such an integrated approach in research. Based on the existing research, we argue that, for a deeper understanding of AAI mechanisms, parallel research designs are needed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
Our paper shows that a One Health study design is necessary to ensure that a tradeoff in health of animals is prevented and that an added value, or synergistic benefit, can be achieved on both sides during animal-assisted interventions.
The integration of animals into healthcare, referred to as animal-assisted intervention, is a rapidly growing research field and was previously related to One Health. However, the assessment of synergistic effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) has been poorly addressed to date.
METHOD
We discuss experiences in integrated human and animal assessments in AAI and provide a methodical framework for One Health approaches in AAI research. We propose theoretical consideration of an integrated human and animal health assessment, as well as the use of such an integrated approach in research. Based on the existing research, we argue that, for a deeper understanding of AAI mechanisms, parallel research designs are needed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
Our paper shows that a One Health study design is necessary to ensure that a tradeoff in health of animals is prevented and that an added value, or synergistic benefit, can be achieved on both sides during animal-assisted interventions.
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
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- DOI 10.3390/ijerph16040640
- PMID 30795602
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/270810
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