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Abstract：
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) can improve patients\' quality of life as complementary medical treatments. Part I of this 2-paper systematic review focused on the methods and results of cancer-related AAIs; Part II discusses the theories of the field\'s investigators. Researchers cite animal personality, physical touch, physical movement, distraction, and increased human interaction as sources of observed positive outcomes. These mechanisms then group under theoretical frameworks such as the social support hypothesis or the human-animal bond concept to fully explain AAI in oncology. The cognitive activation theory of stress, the science of unitary human beings, and the self-object hypothesis are additional frameworks mentioned by some researchers. We also discuss concepts of neurobiological transduction connecting mechanisms to AAI benefits. Future researchers should base study design on theories with testable hypotheses and use consistent terminology to report results. This review aids progress toward a unified theoretical framework and toward more holistic cancer treatments.
摘要：
动物辅助干预（AAIs）可以作为辅助药物治疗改善患者的生活质量。这篇2篇论文的第一部分系统综述集中于癌症相关AAI的方法和结果；第二部分讨论了该领域研究者的理论。研究人员引用动物个性，物理触摸，物理运动，分心,并增加人类互动作为观察到的积极结果的来源。然后，这些机制在社会支持假说或人-动物纽带概念等理论框架下进行分组，以充分解释肿瘤学中的AAI。压力的认知激活理论，统一人类的科学，自我客体假设是一些研究人员提到的额外框架。我们还讨论了神经生物学转导与AAI益处的连接机制的概念。未来的研究人员应将研究设计基于具有可测试假设的理论，并使用一致的术语来报告结果。这篇综述有助于朝着统一的理论框架和更全面的癌症治疗方向发展。
