Radka Procházková
Biographic Data
| ID | 114676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Radka Procházková |
| GIVEN NAMES | Radka |
| FAMILY NAME | Procházková |
| SIGNATURE | PROCHÁZKOVÁ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6183-1818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effect of Farm-Animal-Assisted Education on Memory Retention in Elementary School Children: An Exploratory Study
Animal-assisted education (AAE) can provide an exciting and innovative alternative to conventional teaching methods. Numerous studies have been published on the influence of the participation of living animals (primarily dogs) in the educational process on students' emotions. However, the impact of on-farm teaching on children's academic knowledge has not received much attention. This study aimed to evaluate whether outdoor learning in the presen…
Acceptability of AAI from the Perspective of Elderly Clients, Family Members, and Staff—A Pilot Study
Although animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are increasingly part of comprehensive rehabilitation and many of its effects are already well described, the methodology for performing AAI depends on the specific patient, animal, and treatment objective. Acceptability of AAI from all involved members is a little explored area. Thus, 214 respondents (32 AAI clients, 146 family members, and 36 healthcare and social care workers; 98 males, 116 females…
Effect of Dog Presence on Stress Levels in Students under Psychological Strain: A Pilot Study
As university students face many stressful situations, especially during the examination period, this study focused on the use of animal-assisted activities (AAAs) with a dog as a means of relieving students' stress before a final exam. The aim was to determine whether a 10-min interaction with a dog affected subjectively evaluated stress and mood, objective blood pressure, and heart rate. Ninety-three female students (mean age = 22.5 years; stan…
Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Patients in the Department of Long-Term Care: A Pilot Study
Long-term hospital stays might have a negative psychosocial impact on our patients. One way to positively activate hospitalized patients is to introduce animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 72 individuals participated in this research. The experimental group comprised 33 patients (8 males, 25 females), while the control group contained 39 patients (11 men, 28 women). The participants in the control group were aged from 58 to 100 years and th…
Canine-Assisted Therapy Improves Well-Being in Nurses
As nursing is one of the most stressful occupations worldwide, its management warrants more attention to identify possible ways to cope with its pressures. This study aims to evaluate whether animal-assisted therapy (AAT) with the presence of a dog affects the stress level of nurses. As a stress biomarker, we used salivary cortisol level testing. Twenty female nurses (mean age: 30) in physical medicine (PMR) ( n = 11) and the department of intern…
The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients’ Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study
A stroke is a condition that can give rise to consequences such as cognitive and physical constraints, which sometimes manifest in the psychological condition of the patient. Such patients commence rehabilitation as soon as is possible, which involves a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. One aspect of complementary rehabilitation could be animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 15 individuals were split into an experimental group compris…
Performance and stability of the sectors in the food industry of Czech Republic
This article deals with performance, stability and predictions for the individual sectors of the food industry in Czech Republic basing on the statistical data for the years 2005-2015. The goal of the article is to provide reasons for individual changes, i.e., to determine the key factors which have influence on the performance and stability of individual sectors, to point to the stability of individual sectors and at the same time to predict the…
Canine-assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Communication Impairments: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Developmental dysphasia (DD) is a disorder resulting in a communication impairment. Children diagnosed with this condition are usually referred to a speech therapist. Further to conventional speech therapy it is possible to adopt a complementary animal-assisted approach. For the present study, we assembled a cohort comprising 69 children diagnosed with DD. The children in the experimental group (n = 31; 21 male, 10 female) ranged from 4 to 7 year…
Performance and stability of the sectors in the food industry of Czech Republic
This article deals with performance, stability and predictions for the individual sectors of the food industry in Czech Republic basing on the statistical data for the years 2005-2015. The goal of the article is to provide reasons for individual changes, i.e., to determine the key factors which have influence on the performance and stability of individual sectors, to point to the stability of individual sectors and at the same time to predict the…
Canine-assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Communication Impairments: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Developmental dysphasia (DD) is a disorder resulting in a communication impairment. Children diagnosed with this condition are usually referred to a speech therapist. Further to conventional speech therapy it is possible to adopt a complementary animal-assisted approach. For the present study, we assembled a cohort comprising 69 children diagnosed with DD. The children in the experimental group (n = 31; 21 male, 10 female) ranged from 4 to 7 year…
Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Patients in the Department of Long-Term Care: A Pilot Study
Long-term hospital stays might have a negative psychosocial impact on our patients. One way to positively activate hospitalized patients is to introduce animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 72 individuals participated in this research. The experimental group comprised 33 patients (8 males, 25 females), while the control group contained 39 patients (11 men, 28 women). The participants in the control group were aged from 58 to 100 years and th…
Canine-Assisted Therapy Improves Well-Being in Nurses
As nursing is one of the most stressful occupations worldwide, its management warrants more attention to identify possible ways to cope with its pressures. This study aims to evaluate whether animal-assisted therapy (AAT) with the presence of a dog affects the stress level of nurses. As a stress biomarker, we used salivary cortisol level testing. Twenty female nurses (mean age: 30) in physical medicine (PMR) ( n = 11) and the department of intern…
The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients’ Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study
A stroke is a condition that can give rise to consequences such as cognitive and physical constraints, which sometimes manifest in the psychological condition of the patient. Such patients commence rehabilitation as soon as is possible, which involves a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. One aspect of complementary rehabilitation could be animal-assisted therapy (AAT). A total of 15 individuals were split into an experimental group compris…
Performance and stability of the sectors in the food industry of Czech Republic
This article deals with performance, stability and predictions for the individual sectors of the food industry in Czech Republic basing on the statistical data for the years 2005-2015. The goal of the article is to provide reasons for individual changes, i.e., to determine the key factors which have influence on the performance and stability of individual sectors, to point to the stability of individual sectors and at the same time to predict the…
Acceptability of AAI from the Perspective of Elderly Clients, Family Members, and Staff—A Pilot Study
Although animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are increasingly part of comprehensive rehabilitation and many of its effects are already well described, the methodology for performing AAI depends on the specific patient, animal, and treatment objective. Acceptability of AAI from all involved members is a little explored area. Thus, 214 respondents (32 AAI clients, 146 family members, and 36 healthcare and social care workers; 98 males, 116 females…
Effect of Dog Presence on Stress Levels in Students under Psychological Strain: A Pilot Study
As university students face many stressful situations, especially during the examination period, this study focused on the use of animal-assisted activities (AAAs) with a dog as a means of relieving students' stress before a final exam. The aim was to determine whether a 10-min interaction with a dog affected subjectively evaluated stress and mood, objective blood pressure, and heart rate. Ninety-three female students (mean age = 22.5 years; stan…
The Effect of Farm-Animal-Assisted Education on Memory Retention in Elementary School Children: An Exploratory Study
Animal-assisted education (AAE) can provide an exciting and innovative alternative to conventional teaching methods. Numerous studies have been published on the influence of the participation of living animals (primarily dogs) in the educational process on students' emotions. However, the impact of on-farm teaching on children's academic knowledge has not received much attention. This study aimed to evaluate whether outdoor learning in the presen…
Human-Animal Interaction Studies (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Animal welfare (3 works) · Animal-assisted therapy (3 works) · Blood pressure (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)