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SUBMITTER: Rodrigo-Claverol M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6721103 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodrigo-Claverol Maylos M Casanova-Gonzalvo Carles C Malla-Clua Belén B Rodrigo-Claverol Esther E Jové-Naval Júlia J Ortega-Bravo Marta M
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190809 16
Chronic joint pain is associated to an increase in the consumption of medication and decrease in life quality in elderly people, which requires developing non-pharmacological treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectivity of a group intervention, based on animal-assisted therapy and applied to elderly people with chronic joint pain and polymedication, regarding the decrease of chronic pain, use of analgesics and improvement of life quality. A randomized controlled trial, two a ...[more]