The study examined the effects cared for pets have on mood, relaxation and the ability to control emotions. It is limited to aged patients requiring varying levels of skilled nursing care. Their ages were, 15-50 years. Ethnicity or Gender did not limit the range. Only 56 participants were men while 242 participants we women, this limited the data extrapolation to men who have a stronger compulsion for affection; thus the ability to oversimplify their results is limited to other comparable populations.
The study demonstrates that the student’s felt more relaxed with the more pets that they owned. While ...