Animal-Assisted Intervention in Dementia: Effects on Quality of Life - Article Review

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Thesis...................................................................................................................................2
Four supporting ideas..........................................................................................................2
Bias......................................................................................................................................2
Organizational structure.......................................................................................................2
Evidence pieces...................................................................................................................3
Credibility............................................................................................................................3
Target audience....................................................................................................................4
Purpose of article.................................................................................................................4
Language usage...................................................................................................................4
Article information..............................................................................................................5
Article Summary..................................................................................................................5
References............................................................................................................................7

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Thesis
The thesis or the key idea of the article lies in the benefits of the implementation of
animal-assisted intervention for the people who have been suffering from dementia. the article
suggests that the animal-assisted intervention has proven to be very helpful for the development
of the mental conditions of the people suffering from the mental conditions like dementia
(Nordgren & Engström, 2014).
Four supporting ideas
The four supportive ideas are inclusive of
 The involvement of animals, especially the dogs for the treatment of the people who have
been suffering from mental conditions like dementia.
 The promise of the intervention on a psychosocial level for the people who have been
suffering from dementia.
 Positive effects of the dog-visits on the people suffering from dementia.
 Involvement of the nursing staff in the treatment processes (Nordgren & Engström,
2014).
Bias
The article in discussion depicts a bias in the collection of the data required. The sample
that was considered for the composition of the article consisted of people who had been present
in four municipal nursing homes that were present in the middle part of Sweden (Nordgren &
Engström, 2014).