Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests
Posted on April 30th, 2011 by tel
Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests
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Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image quality due to motion artifacts or early termination. Anxiolytic medications are currently used to reduce this anticipated anxiety , but animal-assisted therapy may be a non-invasive alternative treatment with fewer adverse effects, according to new research.
Sourced from: ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News
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