宠物可以治病？专家：结论为时尚早
<p>虽然目前绝大多数医院都不允许动物入内，但英国皇家护理学院却认为狗狗等动物能够帮助患者康复，应该被允许进入医院。据英媒报道，该机构正在制定相关准则，指导医疗机构安全有效地运用动物疗法，从而使所有患者受益。然而，有学者对该机构的做法表示质疑，认为目前的研究尚不能证明动物对病患的康复起到了作用。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> '<span word="pet">pet</span>-<span word="therapy">therapy</span>' <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="academic">academic</span>.</p><p>耶鲁大学的一项研究称，没有证据表明所谓的“宠物疗法”是行之有效的。</p><p><span word="Practices">Practices</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="wards">wards</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="small">small</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="medium">medium</span>' <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>' <span word="distress">distress</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="doctoral">doctoral</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="Crossman">Crossman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>.</p><p>博士在读生茉莉•科罗斯曼在其医学文献综述中指出，研究显示，将狗狗带到医院病房的做法对于减轻病患痛苦有“轻微至中度”的效果。</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>.</p><p>但她认为，目前尚不确定这些动物是否真的起到了作用，因为许多研究都没有控制其他的可能因素。</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wards">wards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="theatres">theatres</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>.</p>
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