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Elderly people in many respects benefit from interaction with dogs

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Medical Research, January 2011
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#18 of 711)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (96th percentile)

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Title
Elderly people in many respects benefit from interaction with dogs
Published in
European Journal of Medical Research, January 2011
DOI 10.1186/2047-783x-16-12-557
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Authors

R Scheibeck, M Pallauf, C Stellwag, B Seeberger

Abstract

Over the course of evolution, humans and animals have entered into a close relationship. By domesticating animals, humans were able to use them to their own advantage. However, animals should not only be seen as mere providers of material value; in fact, they actually enrich humans' lives on an emotional level. The classic examples for this evolution are dogs: they are considered loyal companions, particularly for children and elderly people. This relationship between humans and animals is the subject of this research study and is examined from a gerontological perspective by employing qualitative social research methods.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 81 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 31 37%
Student > Master 11 13%
Researcher 7 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 7%
Other 7 8%
Unknown 15 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 12%
Psychology 8 10%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 4%
Other 17 20%
Unknown 19 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 47. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 April 2023.
All research outputs
#790,372
of 23,575,882 outputs
Outputs from European Journal of Medical Research
#18
of 711 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,632
of 183,978 outputs
Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Medical Research
#1
of 29 outputs
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