OBJECTIVE To describe experiences of uncertainty and management strategies for staff working with families in a hospital waiting room. SETTING A 288-bed, nonprofit community hospital in a Midwestern city. METHODS Data were collected during individual, semistructured interviews with 3 volunteers, 3 technical staff members, and 1 circulating nurse (n = 7), and during 40 hours of observation i...

OBJECTIVES Animal-assisted therapy using dogs trained to be calm and provide comfort to strangers has been used as a complementary therapy for a range of medical conditions. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of brief therapy dog visits for fibromyalgia patients attending a tertiary outpatient pain management facility compared with time spent in a waiting room. DESIGN Open label ...