Introduktion: I världen uppskattas mer än 55 miljoner människor leva med en demenssjukdom, vilket förväntas öka i antal i framtiden. Det finns inget botemedel, utan bromsmediciner och icke-farmakologiska åtgärder används idag som behandling. Vårdhunden skulle kunna användas för att förbättra en individs sociala, psykologiska och fysiska hälsa, men det krävs mer forskning för att bli en evidensbaserad omvårdnadsåtgärd. Syfte: Att utforska hur vårdhunden påverkar faktorer som berör livskvaliteten hos vårdtagare med demenssjukdom. Metod: Deskriptiv litteraturstudie baserat på nio vetenskapliga kvantitativa originalartiklar. De hämtades från PubMed och inkluderades efter kvalitetsgranskning. En innehållsanalys gjordes för att identifiera faktorer som påverkar livskvaliteten. Resultat: Sex faktorer som påverkar livskvaliteten identifierades. Dessa var kognitiv svikt, depression, fysisk funktion, agitation, emotionellt tillstånd och sociala interaktioner. För samtliga faktorer, förutom för agitation och emotionellt tillstånd, fann majoriteten av artiklarna att vårdhunden hade en statistiskt signifikant positiv påverkan. Ingen artikel fann en statistisk signifikant negativ effekt av vårdhunden. Slutsats: Denna litteraturöversikt visar på att vårdhunden har en positiv effekt på livskvalitet hos personer med en demenssjukdom. En sammanvägd bedömning visar att detta kan vara en omvårdnadsåtgärd av klinisk relevans som sjuksköterskan kan tillämpa. Vidare forskning behövs. / Introduction: More than 55 million people in the world are estimated to live with dementia, a  number that is expected to increase in the future. There is no cure, and the treatment today consists of drugs that reduce symptoms and non-pharmaceutical interventions. A therapy dog can be used to enhance an individual's social, psychological and physical health. However, more research is needed for this to become an evidence-based care intervention.   Aim: To explore how the therapy dog affects factors impacting the quality of life for care recipients with dementia. Method: A descriptive literature review, based on nine scientific quantitative original articles, was performed. These were found in PubMed and were included after a quality assessment. A content analysis was carried out to identify categories with factors that affect the quality of life.  Result: Six categories describing factors that affect the quality of life were identified. The categories were cognitive impairment, depression, physical function, agitation, emotional state and social interactions. For each category, with the exception of agitation and emotional state, the majority of the articles found a statistically significant positive effect of the therapy dog. No article found a statistically significant negative effect of the therapy dog. Conclusion: This literature review found that the therapy dog has a positive effect on the quality of life of care recipients with dementia. A final assessment showed the clinical relevance regarding for the nurse to use the therapy dog as a care intervention. However, further research is needed.

The importance of stress management is emphasized throughout this study as well as the need to cater stress management programmes to the unique needs of individuals. The possibility of introducing an animal-assisted stress management programme into the work environment is explored by means of a qualitative study in order to test out the feasibility of such an intervention. The positive physical and psychological effects animals have on humans has been extensively researched and reported. Eleven participants were randomly chosen from within the same department by means of purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were held with each participant and thematic analysis was used to analyse the transcribed interviews. Various themes were identified and explored with the most prominent highlighting the need for privacy, respect and connection. Although animals do have positive effects on some employees, there are individual differences that need to be considered. An electronic animal-assisted stress management intervention is recommended. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

Background: Animals have been shown to have a positive effect on people. The nursing science approach says that a person can experience well-being despite illness. The positive attributes of animals can be used in health care to help ill people experience well-being. An animal-assisted intervention can be a form of activity or therapy involving pets (AAA / AAT) or horses (EAT). Aim: The purpose of this study was to elucidate how animals in health care promote well-being for people with long-term illness. Methods: Literature review based on fourteen original scientific articles, with both qualitative and quantitative approach. Results: The compilation of the results led to four main categories with two subcategories respectively. These were: Physical aspects with subcategories Physical well-being and Bodily functions; Psychic aspects with subcategories Psychic well-being and Reduced psychiatric symptoms; Existential aspects with subcategories Quality of Life and Safety; Social Aspects with subcategories Social behavior and Relationships. Discussions: Review and discussion of the selected method. Discussion of the results with the selected theoretical framework: Antonovsky's theory of Sense of Coherence (SOC) and the salutogenic approach. The results were discussed based on the concepts of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-03-16T12:13:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Annelisa Bruna Faccin.pdf: 2179534 bytes, checksum: 2ce833d1928cba2902946b886673f8ff (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-16T12:13:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Annelisa Bruna Faccin.pdf: 2179534 bytes, checksum: 2ce833d1928cba2902946b886673f8ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-28 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / INTRODUCTION: Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) is a goal oriented and structured activity that intentionally includes animals in health and education fields to obtain humans therapeutic gains. Increasingly, hospitals incorporate these services to offer patients, adults and children, a possibility to improve their and their families well-being. The positive results of theses interventions in the field of health have been the target of desirable national and international scientific researches. In hospitalized pediatric patients, studies suggest that many benefits are obtained by the interaction of the child with the animal, among them, withdrawal from social isolation and decrease in the sensation of self-reported pain. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of Animal Assisted Intervention on verbal and nonverbal expression of psychic contents in hospitalized children. METHOD: It is a qualitative research. 05 subjects participated, in which 02 male and 03 female, from 06 to 10 years old, hospitalized at least 02 days. Co-therapist dogs: Thor, 04 years old and Kate, 03 years old, both Golden Retriever breed, selected by international protocols conducted by the researcher. Drawings and Wartegg Test were applied before and after AAI. RESULTS: In the studied population, it was verified that the presence of the dog favored greater contact with the emotional aspects and, by extension, attempts to cope with the disease. CONCLUSION: The results of this research suggest the AAI in the hospital environment provided the possibility of stagnating the pathological condition in favor of the Self reintegration experience, that is, a reappropriation of its subjective identity, partially blocked by the process of illness and hospitalization / INTRODUÇÃO: Intervenção Assistida por Animais (IAA) é toda atividade com objetivos orientados e estruturados que intencionalmente incorpora animais aos campos da saúde e educação com a finalidade de obter ganhos terapêuticos em humanos. Cada vez mais, hospitais incorporam esses atendimentos para oferecer aos pacientes, adultos e crianças, uma possibilidade de melhora no bem-estar do hospitalizado e seus familiares. As implicações positivas dessas intervenções no campo da saúde têm sido alvo de desejável investigação científica nacional e internacional. Em pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados, estudos sugerem que muitos benefícios são obtidos na interação da criança com o animal, entre os quais, afastamento do isolamento social e diminuição na sensação de dor autorreferida. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os efeitos da Intervenção Assistida por Animais na expressão verbal e não verbal de conteúdos psíquicos em crianças hospitalizadas. MÉTODO: Pesquisa de natureza qualitativa. Participaram 05 sujeitos, sendo 02 do sexo masculino e 03 do sexo feminino, de 06 a 10 anos, hospitalizados há pelo menos 02 dias. Cães co-terapeutas: Thor, 04 anos e Kate, 03 anos, ambos da raça Golden Retriever, selecionados de acordo com critérios de protocolos internacionais, conduzidos pela pesquisadora. Foram aplicados desenhos e teste de Wartegg antes e depois da IAA. RESULTADOS: Na população estudada verificou-se que a presença do cão favoreceu maior contato com os aspectos emocionais e, por extensão, tentativas de enfrentamento da doença. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados dessa pesquisa sugerem que a IAA no ambiente hospitalar proporcionou, aos sujeitos estudados, a possibilidade de estancar a condição patológica em favor de uma experiência de reintegração do Eu, ou seja, uma reapropriação de sua identidade subjetiva, parcialmente tolhida pelo processo de adoecimento e hospitalização

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-03-16T12:15:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Glícia Ribeiro de Oliveira.pdf: 2925159 bytes, checksum: 5e5fdca9e5026ab15dfe3f82cbc795e7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-16T12:15:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Glícia Ribeiro de Oliveira.pdf: 2925159 bytes, checksum: 5e5fdca9e5026ab15dfe3f82cbc795e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / INTRODUCTION: This study is aligned with the researches that show that the animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is a possibility to mitigate the possible vulnerability of children when hospitalized and that the presence of a dog contributes to face it, in addition to enhance a sense of well-being. Two complementary studies are presented. PURPOSE: Study 1: To describe comparatively the communicative behavior of children hospitalized with (AAI) and without a dog, in a playful context. Study 2: To describe comparatively the vital signs results and of the cortisol levels in children hospitalized, pre- and post-animal assisted Intervention. METHODS: Study 1: 46 subjects participated in a leisure activity (reading a children's book): 27 in the presence of a dog (Research Group-RG-AAI) and 19 subject without the dog (Control Group-CG). The activity was conducted individually and spontaneously, using the proposal of a ‘Velcometry’, in which the subject would interact with the figures on the book with Velcro straps on the back of the book, on the dog vest (RG), or in the felt board (CG). Collected data were submitted to descriptive and comparative analysis from the analysis of the videos of the RG and CG by the researcher and by 04 judges (02 specialized in the AAI performance and 02 speech-language pathologists). Categories (and their subcategories) of relevant content were established. For the RG and the CG: Non-verbal behavior (body posture; visual contact; facial expression); Interaction and dialogic activity; Motivation for reading. Specifically for the RG: Spontaneous autobiographical reports and photographic records of the AAI. Study 2: 27 subjects participated in a leisure activity (reading a children's book) in the presence of a dog (AAI): The vital signs were measured and material (saliva) was collected to assess the cortisol level before and after the AAI. The collected data were compared from the analysis of the vital signs and cortisol results, before and after the AAI. RESULTS: Study 1: The RG was highlighted in the sample studied: gradual increase of visual and body contacts with the researcher and with the dog in the course of the activity; significant occurrence of happy facial expressions, interaction and dialogy; as well as of spontaneous narratives and motivation for reading. Study 2: In subjects studied, in pre- and post-AAI contexts, vital signs did not show statistically significant differences; however, the reduction of cortisol levels was statistically significant and it was associated to the immune responses on the reduction of stress. CONCLUSION: Study 1: The AAI provided beneficial effects, establishing itself as powerful international resource to address the biopsychic burden involved in the hospitalization process of the child. Study 2: The AAI can mitigate the effects of the stressful environment and enhance the sense of well-being of children hospitalized / INTRODUÇÃO: Esse estudo se alinha com as pesquisas que apontam que a Intervenção Assistida por Animais (IAA) seja uma possibilidade que amenize a possível vulnerabilidade de crianças diante à situação da hospitalização e de que a presença de um cão contribui para o seu enfrentamento, além de potencializar a sensação de bem-estar. São apresentados 2 estudos complementares. OBJETIVOS: Estudo 1: Descrever comparativamente as condutas comunicativas de crianças hospitalizadas na presença (IAA) e na ausência de um cão, em contexto lúdico. Estudo 2: Descrever comparativamente os resultados da aferição de sinais vitais e mensuração dos níveis de cortisol de crianças hospitalizadas, pré e pós Intervenção Assistida por Animais. MÉTODO: Estudo 1: 46 sujeitos participaram de uma atividade lúdica (leitura de um livro infantil): 27 na presença de um cão (Grupo Pesquisa – GP - IAA) e 19 sujeitos sem o cão (Grupo Controle – GC). A atividade ocorreu individualmente, de forma espontânea, utilizando a proposta do Velcômetro, em que o sujeito aderia figuras do livro com velcros colados no verso, no colete do cão (GP), ou no quadro de feltro (GC). Os dados coletados foram submetidos à análise descritiva e comparativa a partir da análise dos vídeos do GP e GC pela pesquisadora e 04 juízes (02 especialistas na atuação em IAA e 02 fonoaudiólogas). Estabeleceram-se categorias (e respectivas subcategorias) relevantes de conteúdo. Para o GP e GC: Comportamento não verbal (postura corporal; contato visual; sorrisos); Interação e atividade dialógica; Motivação para a leitura. Para o GP, especificamente: Relatos autobiográficos espontâneos e Registros fotográficos da IAA. Estudo 2: 27 sujeitos participaram de uma atividade lúdica (leitura de um livro infantil) na presença de um cão (IAA). Foram realizadas aferições de sinais vitais e coleta de material (saliva) para mensuração do nível de cortisol pré e pós IAA. Os dados coletados foram comparados a partir da análise dos resultados dos sinais vitais e cortisol, pré e pós IAA. RESULTADOS: Estudo 1: Na amostra estudada, evidenciou-se no GP: gradativo aumento dos contatos visual e corporal do sujeito com a pesquisadora e com o cão no decorrer da atividade; ocorrência significativa de sorrisos, de interação e dialogia; de narrativas espontâneas e motivação para a leitura. Estudo 2: Nos sujeitos estudados, nos contextos pré e pós IAA, os sinais vitais não apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas, entretanto, a redução dos níveis de cortisol foi estatisticamente significativa, associando-se às respostas imunológicas diante da diminuição do estresse. CONCLUSÃO: Estudo 1: A IAA teve efeitos benéficos, configurando-se como recurso interacional potente para lidar com a situação de sofrimento biopsíquico envolvido no processo de hospitalização da criança. Estudo 2: A IAA pode minimizar os efeitos do ambiente estressor e potencializar a sensação de bem-estar de crianças hospitalizadas

Bakgrund: Vid demens drabbas individer av olika beteendemässiga, psykologiska och fysiska symptom som påverkar dess möjlighet till delaktighet i aktivitet. Tillsammans med dessa symptom kan en minskad motivation påverka möjligheten till aktivitetsutförande. Tidigare studier påvisar en positiv inverkan av djur på välbefinnandet och aktivitetsutförande. Utifrån arbetsterapeutisk teori ses sambandet mellan upplevelsen och möjligheten till aktivitet som en grund till delaktighet i vardagliga aktiviteter. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva interventioner med hund i relation till personer med demens. Metod: Scoping review design som begränsades till demens, alla åldrar och kön. Inklusionskriterier var: artiklar inte äldre än sex år, på engelska, norska, danska och svenska. Kvantitativa, kvalitativa och grå litteratur via AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Anthrozoös och fulltext via Google Scholar. Exklusionkriterier var andra typer av sjukdomar eller skador och studier äldre än sex år. Resultat: Vanligaste interventionstypen vid demens är hund-assisterad aktivitet under en längre behandlingsperiod. Interventionerna genomförs 30–60 minuter, 2 gånger i veckan under 6–12 månader via fysisk, sensorisk, social och kognitiv stimulering. Vid behandling av demens kan interaktion med hund främja aktivitetsutförandet via en positiv inverkan på depression och livskvalité. Interventionerna med hund kan motverka förekomsten och uppkomsten av depression och kan främja kognitiv förmåga. Interventionerna främjar i större utsträckning individer med svårare demens, kognitiv nedsättning och oro. De kan även främja delaktighet i dagliga aktiviteter via en minskad förekomst av depression. Slutsats: Vanligaste interventionen är hund-assisterad aktivitet under en längre behandlingsperiod.  Interventioner med hund kan främja social och fysisk interaktion genom kognitiv stimulering. Hundar kan ha positiv inverkan på depression och livskvalité. Hundar kan även ha en positiv inverkan på oro och aktiviteter i det dagliga livet och kan främja kognition vid svårare kognitiv nedsättning och i större utsträckning vid svårare depression och demens. / Background: In dementia people gets affected by different behavioural, psychological, and physical symptoms that affect their ability to participate in activities. Together with these symptoms a decreased motivation may interact on the possibility of occupational performance. Earlier studies indicate a positive effect of animals on wellbeing and occupation performance. Through occupational theory the connection between the experience and possibility to activity are seen as a foundation for everyday activities. Purpose: The aim was to describe interventions with dogs in relation to persons with dementia. Method: Scoping review design, limited to dementia, all ages, and both sex. Inclusion criteria was; not more than sex year old, English, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish articles. Quantitative, qualitative and grey literature through AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Anthrozoös, and full text by Google Scholar. Exclusion criteria was other types of diseases or injuries, and studies older than sex years. Results: Most common intervention with dog, during treatment of dementia, are dog-assisted activity during a longer treatment period. The interventions are implemented during 30-60 minutes, 2 times a week for 6-12 months through physical, sensory, social and cognitive stimulation. In treatment of dementia interaction with dogs may promote occupational performance through a positive effect on depression and quality of life. Interventions with dogs may reduce the presence and appearance of depression and may promote cognitive ability. They may promote to higher degree individuals with severe dementia, cognitive disability and anxiety. Intervention with dogs may promote participation in daily activities through a decrease of presence of depression. Conclusion: Most common intervention with dogs are dog-assisted activity during a longer treatment period. Interventions with dogs may promote social and physical interaction through cognitive stimulation. Dogs may have a positive influence on depression, and quality of life. The dogs may also have a positive influence on anxiety and activities in daily living and may also promote cognition in severe cognitive limitation, and to a higher degree with severe depression, and dementia.

The most common type of human animal interaction (HAI) programme used in prisons involves prisoners caring for and training unwanted dogs from rescue shelters, to prepare the dogs for rehoming. Such programmes have been previously developed specifically aimed towards male young offenders, and are claimed to improve emotional, social and practical outcomes. Paws for Progress, the first prison based dog training programme in the UK, was introduced to HM YOI Polmont in 2011. By clearly communicating each step of the 5 Step approach (1. Identify the problem; 2. Review the evidence; 3. Develop a logic model; 4. Identify indicators and monitor the logic model; 5. Evaluate the logic model), it has enhanced our understanding of the development processes required for effective prison based dog training programmes. This evaluation provides the first comprehensive quantitative analysis of short, medium and long term outcomes for Scottish young offenders serving custodial sentences (N = 70) following participation. The aims of Paws for Progress are to improve behaviour, increase engagement in education, develop employability skills, and enhance well-being. Using a mixed design with two control groups and triangulating quantitative and qualitative outcomes, the evaluation assesses the efficacy of the programme in meeting these aims. Systematic analyses of semi-structured interviews pre and post participation in the programme support findings from the quantitative analyses. Analyses of institutional behaviour, measured by Disciplinary Reports, educational progress measured by written assessments and qualifications, employability skills measured by psychometric tests, and prisoner well-being all improved for participants, but such improvements were not shown by control groups. Paws for Progress positively impacts short and medium term outcomes and data on longer term outcomes also indicate the benefits are far reaching. By clearly relating programme aims to the outcomes achieved, and considering the contribution of Paws for Progress to future desistance from crime, the value and relevance of these findings are evident. The evaluation contributes to our understanding of effective methodologies in this applied context, which can be utilised to improve research practice in interventions in criminal justice and in human animal interaction.

Bakgrund: Medellivslängden i Sverige har aldrig varit så hög som de senaste åren vilket kommer ställa höga krav på äldreomsorgen. Situationen är komplex och påverkar framförallt patienterna i den kliniska vården. Tidigare studier visar att patienter inom äldreomsorgen löper större risk för ensamhet, depression och understimulans av olika anledningar. För att kunna möta dessa behov som sjuksköterskor i den kliniska vården, vill vi undersöka om alternativa metoder kan fungera som ett komplement till den vård som bedrivs inom äldreomsorgen. Alternativa metoder har blivit ett alternativ de senaste åren där bland annat djur kan användas i ett terapeutiskt syfte. Vi vill därför belysa faktorer för välbefinnandet hos dessa patienter som får djurassisterad intervention som ett komplement i vården. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa faktorer för välbefinnandet hos patienter inom äldreomsorgen som får djurassisterad intervention som ett komplement i vården. Metod: I denna studie tillämpas en litteraturöversikt där elva vetenskapliga artiklar från 2008 till 2018 ligger till grund för resultatet. De vetenskapliga artiklarna som inkluderades var nationella eller internationella. Datainsamlingen har gjorts i tre olika databaser; CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO och PubMed. Resultat: Efter analys av resultatet framkom fyra faktorer för välbefinnandet; fysiska, psykiska, sociala och existentiella. Resultatet visade att djurassisterade interventioner kan ha positiva, negativa och/eller inga effekter överhuvudtaget på äldre personers välbefinnande. Denna typ av intervention kan fungera som ett komplement i vården främst vid behandling för främjande av psykiska symtom och social påverkan/interaktion. Diskussion: Patienter inom äldreomsorgen är en riskgrupp för nedsatt välbefinnande och där farmakologiska behandlingar är vanligt förekommande. Djurassisterad intervention kan ses som en icke farmakologisk behandlingsform, där välbefinnandet kan främjas ur ett holistiskt perspektiv för den äldre patienten i vården. Mer forskning krävs för hur djurassisterad intervention kan ersätta viss farmakologisk behandling. Callista Roys adaptionsmodell stödjer sjuksköterskans arbete för förståelse av patienters strategier för att anpassa sig efter miljön och påverka miljön på ett självhävdande sätt. / Background: Life expectancy in Sweden has never been as high as in recent years, which will have a big influence on the care of the elderly. The situation is complex and affects primarily the patients in the clinical care. Previous studies show that the elderly patients are at greater risk of loneliness, depression and lack of stimulation for various reasons. In order to meet these needs as nurses in clinical care, we want to investigate whether alternative methods can serve as a complement to the care provided. Alternative methods have become more common in recent years, an example is using animals for therapeutic purposes. We therefore want to illuminate the factors of well-being in patients affected by animal-assisted intervention as a complement to health care. Aim: The aim was to illuminate the factors of well-being in patients of the geriatric nursing who receive animal-assisted intervention as a complement to standard care.    Method: A literature review has been done, where eleven scientific articles from 2008 to 2018 form the results. The articles that were included were national or international. The data collection has been made in three different databases; CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO and PubMed. Results: After analysis of the result, four factors emerged for the well-being; physical, mental, social and existential. The result showed that animal-assisted interventions may have positive, negative and / or no effects at all for the well-being of older patients. This type of intervention can serve as a supplement in the care of primary care in the treatment of mental and social interaction. Discussion: Patients in elderly care are a risk group for impaired well-being and where pharmacological treatments are commonplace. Animal-assisted intervention can be seen as a non-pharmacological treatment, where well-being can be promoted from a holistic perspective to the elderly patient in standard care. More research is needed on how animal-assisted intervention can replace certain pharmacological treatment. Callista Roys adaptation model supports the nurse's work for understanding patients' ability to adapt to the environment and influence the environment in a self-assertive manner.

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Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) tend to experience restricted social participation and therefore require support in this area. Animal assisted interventions (AAIs) offer a complementary or alternative intervention approach for those children. This research aimed at investigating the literature on AAIs in relation to the social participation of children with NDDs. A systematic literature review was conducted in four databases. Based on the PICO framework, search strings and inclusion/exclusion criteria were defined, resulting in the inclusion of eleven articles from seven countries. The selected articles were assessed for quality and data was extracted with the help of an extraction protocol. The majority of research concerned children with autism spectrum disorder, in the context of school, occupational therapy, and other health care and therapy settings. Social participation was assessed primarily through measures of frequency and initiation of social behaviors and interactions. Results of the studies were mixed, with a trend toward a positive effect of AAIs on social participation. Overall, most evidence was found for animal assisted therapy including dogs. The research reflected a lack of protocol for animal-assisted interventions and a need for a clear definition of social participation across research and practice. However, in relation to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health – Children and Youth version (ICF-CY), AAIs seem to offer a treatment approach that can target several factors simultaneously instead of putting a focus on body functions only. Although this research could not draw any straightforward conclusions, there is clearly an indication that AAIs have a positive potential to impact the social participation of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. / Kinder mit neurologischen Entwicklungsstörungen erfahren oft Einschränkungen in ihrer sozialen Teilhabe und benötigen daher Unterstützung in diesem Bereich. Tiergestützte Interventionen bieten in diesem Fall einen ergänzenden oder alternativen Interventionsansatz. Das Ziel dieser Studie war es, die Literatur über tiergestützte Interventionen in Bezug auf die soziale Teilhabe von Kindern mit neurologischen Entwicklungsstörungen zu untersuchen. Mit Hilfe von vier Datenbanken wurde eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit durchgeführt. Basierend auf dem PICO-Modell wurden Suchbegriffe sowie Einschluss- und Ausschlusskriterien festgelegt, woraufhin elf Artikel aus sieben Ländern in die Arbeit aufgenommen wurden. Die ausgewählten Artikel wurden auf ihre Qualität geprüft und Daten wurden mit Hilfen eines Extraktionsprotokolls gesammelt. Die meisten Studien betrafen Kinder mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen, und wurden im Kontext von Schule, Ergotherapie und anderen Gesundheits- und Therapieeinrichtungen durchgeführt. Die soziale Teilhabe wurde in erster Linie durch Messungen der Häufigkeit und der Initiierung von sozialem Verhalten und sozialer Interaktionen bewertet. Die Ergebnisse der Studien waren gemischt, zeigten jedoch die Tendenz einer positiven Wirkung von tiergestützten Interventionen auf die soziale Teilhabe. Insgesamt wurden hauptsächlich Belege für die tiergestützte Therapie mit Hunden gefunden. Die Forschungsergebnisse spiegeln den Mangel an einem einheitlichen Interventionsprotokoll für tiergestützte Interventionen und die Notwendigkeit einer klaren Definition der sozialen Teilhabe in Forschung und Praxis wider. In Bezug auf die internationale Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit – Kinder- und Jugendversion, scheinen tiergestützte Interventionen jedoch einen Behandlungsansatz zu bieten, der an mehreren Faktoren gleichzeitig ansetzen kann, anstatt sich nur auf Körperfunktionen zu konzentrieren. Obwohl im Rahmen dieser Studie keine eindeutigen Schlussfolgerungen gezogen werden konnten, gibt es eindeutige Hinweise darauf, dass tiergestützte Interventionen das Potenzial haben, die soziale Teilhabe von Kindern mit neurologischen Entwicklungsstörungen zu beeinflussen.