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Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Therapy dog visitors N=84 |
Waiting room control N=49 |
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| Age, mean years (SD) | 48.0 (11.5) | 47.8 (14.4) |
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| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Male | 2 (2.4) | 2 (4.1) |
| Female | 82 (97.6) | 47 (95.9) |
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| PHQ4, mean (SD) | 5.96 (3.52) | 6.86 (3.63) |
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| PHQ2 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 2.79 (2.00) | 3.37 (1.92) |
| Positive depression screening, n (%)* | 40 (47.6) | 29 (59.2) |
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| GAD2 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 3.18 (1.88) | 3.49 (2.07) |
| Positive anxiety screening, n (%)* | 48 (57.1) | 30 (61.2) |
Patients scoring ≥3
