Table 2.
Means and standard deviations (in brackets) of all physiological measures per experimental groups.
| Time | Dog group (n = 20) | Dog-film group (n = 20) | Alone group (n = 20) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure (diastolic, systolic) | Pre-film | 67.05 (6.98) | 113.15 (8.46) | 67.05 (7.54) | 113.05 (9.40) | 70.85 (7.85) | 116.65 (10.72) |
| During film | 74.70 (5.45) | 122.00 (10.54) | 72.40 (7.82) | 121.40 (12.47) | 76.80 (8.34) | 124.90 (9.95) | |
| Begin of dog intervention | 75.50 (10.56) | 129.70 (16.87) | 69.85 (9.78) | 115.15 (14.29) | 74.15 (8.36) | 121.80 (14.20) | |
| 5 min | 75.75 (6.87) | 120.95 (9.71) | 68.70 (7.27) | 111.65 (9.77) | 70.80 (8.12) | 116.00 (11.01) | |
| 10 min | 75.30 (6.76) | 118.90 (9.64) | 68.85 (7.94) | 111.35 (9.84) | 70.70 (9.03) | 116.40 (10.88) | |
| 15 min | 75.30 (12.57) | 120.15 (12.96) | 68.35 (7.05) | 112.60 (11.67) | 69.95 (8.72) | 114.95 (9.25) | |
| Cortisol (nmol/l) | Pre-film | 3.41 (2.06) | 3.79 (2.89) | 3.12 (1.49) | |||
| Post-film | 3.40 (1.92) | 4.14 (3.97) | 3.21 (1.70) | ||||
| 15 min | 4.60 (3.34) | 5.84 (4.81) | 5.33 (4.02) | ||||
| 30 min | 3.93 (2.46) | 5.47 (5.51) | 4.54 (3.52) | ||||
| 45 min | 3.63 (2.39) | 5.27 (6.16) | 4.19 (2.75) | ||||
| 60 min | 3.31 (1.86) | 4.55 (5.01) | 3.66 (2.35) | ||||
| ECG | Pre-film | 73.96 (10.44) | 80.98 (15.19) | 79.11 (11.06) | |||
| During film | 80.25 (14.10) | 86.77 (19.91) | 86.84 (15.73) | ||||
| After dog intervention | 78.19 (8.90) | 75.15 (10.40) | 75.29 (11.11) | ||||