Why is a dog circulating with cancer patients? the Curie Institute ? Snoopy, the hospital’s newest recruit, is there to support the sick, like caregivers, as part of a “innovative canine mediation project“, explains the Institute.
Snoopy obviously isn’t here to cure anyone of cancer… well, not directly. Since last December, he has participated in a study called “M-KDOG”carried out with three teams: the medical oncology day hospital team, the support care team and the medical oncology hospitalization team.
A non-drug therapeutic approach
The idea builds on previous studies that have highlighted the beneficial role of dogs for sstimulate the social link, the sensory, cognitive, emotional, psychomotor link Also. It is a non-drug therapeutic supplement. Of course, Snoopy does not have access to spaces that require special hygiene related to treatments.
The objective is to work on the well-being of patients and caregivers, which is a crucial element of the care pathway. “Snoopy has several missions: relax patients in the waiting room and in consultation, especially those who have difficulty communicating. He can also visit a patient half an hour before a very anxiety-provoking treatment, for example”, explains the Insitut Curie.
Source: Curie Institute
