AAA	Animal-Assisted Activity
AAC	Animal-Assisted Coaching
AAE	Animal-Assisted Education
AAI	Animal-Assisted Intervention
AAT	Animal-Assisted Therapy
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ANOVA	analysis of variance
ANCOVA	analysis of covariance
BDI-II	Beck Depression Inventory II
DO	dog only
EALS	equine-assisted learning supervision
EPPI	Evidence for Policy and Practice Information
ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council
FBM	Fogg Behavioural Model
F/up	follow-up
HADS	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
HEI	higher education institute
HO	handler only
IAHAIO	International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations
IQR	interquartile range
IRB	Institutional Review Boards
MANCOVA	multivariate analysis of covariance
MANOVA	multivariate analysis of variance
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
MOS Social Support Scale	Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale
NR	not reported
NS	not significant
PANAS	Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
PASAT	Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task
PICOS	Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Study design
PSS	Perceived Stress Scale
RCT	randomised controlled trial
SART	Sustained Attention to Response Task
SD	standard deviation
SES	socioeconomic status
SSS	student support services
STAI	State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
SWLS	Satisfaction with Life Score
TIDieR	template for intervention description and replication
UMACL	University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology Mood Adjective Checklist
UWIST	University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology
WAIQ Scale-IV	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV
WEMWBS	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
Yrs	years