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| Group | Duration (seconds; median (IQR)) | ||
| AAT using dog | Robot seal | Toy cat | |
| Number of participants | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Outcome: physical contact | 93 (1–213) | 28 (0–309) | 0 (0–48) |
| Outcome: talk directed at a person | 164 (41–265) | 206 (123–403) | 297 (128–338) |
| Outcome: talk in total | 263 (41–428) | 307 (162–474) | 298 (128–338) |
AAT: animal‐assisted therapy; IQR: interquartile range.
