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Companion animals and loneliness: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    6/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (12); Croatia (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); United Kingdom (1); New Zealand (1); Netherlands (1); United Kingdom (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
    Not applicable
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Gilbey A & Tani K. Companion animals and loneliness: A systematic review of quantitative studies. Anthrozoös. 2015;28(2):181-197.
  • DOI
    10.1080/08927936.2015.11435396

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