| AMB | aberrant motor behavior |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| AAA | animal-assisted activities |
| AAI | Animal-assisted intervention |
| AAT | animal-assisted therapies |
| BPSD | behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| FTLD | frontotemporal lobar degeneration |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| PRI | pet-robot intervention |
| QOL | quality of life |
| RCTs | randomized controlled trials |
| RevMan | Review Manager |
| SAP | service animal programs |
| VD | vascular dementia |