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Peer reviewedHendy, Helen M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
Compared effects of different visiting programs (people, people and pets, pets, no visit) on behaviors of nursing home residents. Found all three visiting programs increased behaviors of smiling and alertness in comparison to control conditions. Close proximity to person-alone visitor was associated with greatest number of positive resident…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship, Nursing Homes
