Project PUP: The perceived benefits to nursing home residents

Yates, J., 1989,

Anthrozoos, v. 1, p. 188-192.

This study documents the perceived value of a pet-facilitated therapy program(Project PUP) to a large number (70) of nursing homes over an extended period of time. The perceived benefits of the program as viewed by both givers (volunteers) and receivers (nursing homes) of the pet visits were very similar. The most highly rated benefits from the Proect PUP program appear to relate to a general area which might be termed as "improved quality of life."