Universität Basel

Fakultät für
Psychologie

Publications

2024

  1. Arnskötter, W., Martin, S., Walitza, S., & Hediger, K. (2024). Effects of Including a Dog on Treatment Motivation and the Therapeutic Alliance in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trails. 25(26). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07854-4 

2023

  1. Naber, A., Völk, M., Hediger, K., & Zink, R. (2023). Can equine communication via audible exhales improve the welfare of therapy horses? – A pilot practice project. Human-Animal Interactions, 2023. https://doi.org/doi:10.1079/hai.2023.0039
  2. Enders-Slegers, M.-J., & Hediger, K. (2023). Dieren als assistent-behandelaars? Huisarts en Wetenschap. 66(6), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12445-023-2256-1
  3. Reniers, P., Leontjevas, R., Declercq, I., Enders-Slegers, M.-J., Gerritsen, D., & Hediger, K. (2023). The Roles of Pets in Long-Term Care at Home: A Qualitative Study. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2751771/v1
  4. Reniers, P., Declercq, I., Hediger, K., Enders-Slegers, M.-J., Gerritsen, D. L., & Leontjevas, R. (2023). The Role of Pets in the Support Systems of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Aging & Mental Health.27(7), 1377-1387. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/13607863.2022.2141196
  5. Locher, C., Petignat, M., Wagner, C., Hediger, K., Roth, B., Gaab, J., & Koechlin, H. (2023). Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: Case Series of an Open Pilot Study to Test Initial Feasibility and Potential Efficacy. Journal of Pain Research. 16, 1799-1811. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S394270
  6. Groenewoud, D., Enders-Slegers, M. J., Leontjevas, R., Van Dijke, A., De Winkel, T., & Hediger, K. (2023). Children's Bond with Companion Animals and Associations with Psychosocial Health: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 1120000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1120000
  7. Wagner, C., Gaab, J., & Hediger, K. (2023). The Importance of the Treatment Rationale in Animal-Assisted Intervention in Pain - A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Participants. Journal of Pain. 2, 1526-5900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.01.004

2022

  1. Reniers, P. W. A., Declercq, I. J. N., Hediger, K., Enders-Slegers, M-J., Gerritsen, D. L., & Leontjevas, R. (2022). The Role of Pets in the Support Systems of Community-Swelling Older Adults: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Aging & Mental Health, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2141196
  2. Marti, R., Petignat, M., Marcar, V., Hattendorf, J., Wolf, M., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2022). Effects of Contact with a Dog on Prefrontal Brain Activity: A Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE, 17 (10), e0274833. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274833
  3. Reniers, P., Leontjevas, R., Declercq, I., Enders-Slegers, M.-J., Gerritsen, D., & Hediger, K. (2022). The Significance of Pets for Vulnerable Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Explorative Qualitative Study. Animals, 12 (20), 2752. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12202752
  4. Pręgowski, M., Hediger, K., & Enders-Slegers, M.-J. (2022). The Two Sides of the Human-Animal Bond. Reflections on Using and Abusing Companion Animals. In S. Pollo & A. Vitale (Eds.), Human-Animal Relationships in Transformation. Scientific, moral and legal perspectives (pp. 193-216). Palgrave MacMillan.
  5. Zinsstag, J., Hediger, K., Maidane Osman, Y., Abukhattab, S., Crump, L., Kaiser-Grolimund, A., Mauti, S., Ahmed, A., Hattendorf, J., Bonfoh, B., Heitz-Tokpa, K., Berger Gonzalez, M., Bucher, A., Lechenne, M., Tschopp, R., Obrist, B., & Pelikan, K. (2022). The Promotion and Development of One Health at Swiss TPH and its Greater Potential. Diseases, 10 (3), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases10030065
  6. Hediger, K., Marti, R., Urfer, V., Schenk, A., Gutwein, V., & Dörr, C. (2022). Effects of a Dog-Assisted Social- and Emotional-Competence Training for Prisoners: A Controlled Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 (17), 10553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710553
  7. Künzi, P., Ackert, M., grosse Holtforth, M., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2022). Effects of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy Incorporating Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Neurorehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. Scientific Reports, 12, 10898. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-002-14584-1
  8. Wagner, C., Grob, C., & Hediger, K. (2022). Specific and Non-Specific Factors of Animal-Assisted Interventions Considered in Research: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 931347. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.931347

2021

  1. Köchlin, H., & Hediger, K. (2021). Tiergestützte Schmerztherapie. Hilfreich bei chronischen Schmerzen im Kindes- und Jugendalter? Schweizer Zeitschrift Pädiatrie, 5, 8-11.
  2. Hediger, K., & Marti, R. (2021). Tiergestützte Therapie bei schweren Bewusstseinsstörungen. Schweizer Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, 5, 36-38.
  3. Reniers, P., Declercq, I., Gerritsen, D., Hediger, K., Enders-Slegers, M., & Leontjevas, R. (2021). 216 - ECN Award: ‘The Meaning of Companion-Animal Support in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Integrative Review’. International Psychogeriatrics, 33 (S1), 17-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610221001496
  4. Leontjevas, R., Enders-Slegers, M., Reniers, P., Declerq, I., Gerritsen, D., & Hediger, K. (2021). 519 - PET@home: Research Protocol for a Toolkit to Improve Care for Non-Reidential Long Term Care Clients Owning Pets. International Psychogeriatrics, 33 (S1), 68-68. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610221002143
  5. Wagner, C., Gaab, J., Locher, C., & Hediger, K. (2021). Lack of Effects of the Presence of a Dog on Pain Perception – A Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Pain Research, 2, 87.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2021.714469
  6. Hediger, K., Wagner, J., Künzi, P., Theis, F., Haefeli, A., & Gerger, H. (2021).  Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Interventions for Children and Adults with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12 (1), 1879713. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1879713
  7. Koechlin, H., & Hediger, K. (2021). Das Potential tiergestützter Therapie zur Behandlung chronischer Schmerzen im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Verhaltenstherapie und Psychosoziale Praxis, 53 (1), 67-80.
  8. Arnskötter, W., Marcar, V., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2021). Animal Presence Modulates Frontal Brain Activity of Patients in a Minimally Conscious State: A Pilot Study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.186119
  9. Hediger, K., & Beetz, A. (2021). Lernen und Konzentration. In A. Beetz, M. Riedel, & R. Wohlfarth (Eds.), Tiergestützte Interventionen: Handbuch für die Aus- und Weiterbildung (pp. 261-270). Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  10. Hediger, K., & Debuse, D. (2021). Schädel-Hirn-Trauma. In A. Beetz, M. Riedel, & R. Wohlfarth (Eds.), Tiergestützte Interventionen: Handbuch für die Aus- und Weiterbildung (pp. 372-382). Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  11. Hediger, K. (2021). Freie Interaktionen zwischen Klient und Pferd in der pferdegestützten Psychotherapie. In Gäng, M. & Gäng-Schürch, S. (Eds.), Therapeutisches Reiten (pp. 105-124). Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  12. Hediger, K., & Beetz, A. (2021). Benefits of Human-Animal Interactions for Mental Health and Well-being. In Zinsstag, J., Schelling, E., Crump, L., Whittaker, M., Tanner, M & Stephen, C. (Eds.), One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches, 2nd edition (pp.344-355). CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
  13. Turner, D.C., & Hediger, K. (2021). The Role of Companion Animals in Supporting Human Patients with Non-communicable Diseases. In Zinsstag, J., Schelling, E., Crump, L., Whittaker, M., Tanner, M & Stephen, C. (Eds.), One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches, 2nd edition (pp. 298-309). CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
  14. Hediger, K., Grimm, H., & Aigner, A. (2021). Ethics of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy. In Trachsel, M., Gaab, J., Biller-Adorno, N., Tekin, S. & Sadler, J. (Eds), The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics (pp. 904-916). The Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  15. Hediger, K. (2021). From Bench to Barn to Bed: Investigating and Utilizing the Effects and Mechanisms of Animal-Assisted Interventions. Habilitation, University of Basel.
  16. Hediger, K., Künzi, P., Theis, F., Häfeli, A., Gerger, H., & Wagner, J. (2021). Animal-Assisted Interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, CRD42019141584.

2020

  1. Schaub, K., Ulrich, M., Zuber, D., Munch, L., Hediger, K., Marcar, V. L., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Huber, M. (2020). Making Daily Life Perceptible – Impacts of Therapy According to the Affolter Modellő on the Consciousness and Ability Recovery in a patient in the Minimally Conscious State (MCS) minus. Ergoscience, 15 (2), 66-77. https://doi.org.10.2443/skv-s-2020-54020200203
  2. Wirth, S., Gebhardt-Henrich, S. G., Riemer, S., Hattendorf, J., Zinsstag, J., & Hediger, K. (2020). The Influence of Human Interaction on Guinea Pigs: Behavioral and Thermographic Changes During Animal-Assisted Therapy. Physiology and Behavior, 225, 113076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113076
  3. Theis, F., Luck, F., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2020). Influences of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Episodic Memory in Patients with Acquired Brain Injuries. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17 (22), 8466. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228466
  4. Rodriguez, K. E., LaFollette, M. R., Hediger, K., Ogata, N., & O’Haire, M. E. (2020). Defining the PTSD service dog intervention: Perceived importance, usage, and symptom specificity of psychiatric service dogs for military veterans. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (1638), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01638
  5. Boitier, J. P., Huber, M., Saleh, C., Kerry, M. J., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2020). Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11 (491). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00491
  6. Hediger, K., Boek, F., Sachers, J., Blankenburg, U., Antonius-Kluger, E., Rist, B., Schaudek, M., Staudt, M., & Kluger, G. (2020). Dog-Assisted Therapy in Neurorehabilitation of Children with Severe Neurological impairment: An Explorative Study. Neuropediatrics, 51 (4), 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1708545
  7. Hediger, K., & Zink, R. (2020). Pferdegestützte Traumatherapie (zweite überarbeitete Auflage). Ernst Reinhardt, München.

2019

  1. Hediger, K., Petignat, M., Marti, R., & Hund-Georgiadis, M. (2019). Animal-assisted therapy for patients in a minimally conscious state: A randomized two treatment multi-period crossover trial. PLoS ONE, 14 (10), e0222846. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222846
  2. Wagner, C., Lang, U., & Hediger, K. (2019). There Is a Cat on Our Ward”: Inpatient and Staff Member Attitudes toward and Experiences with Cats in a Psychiatric Ward. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16 (17), 3108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173108
  3. Hediger, K., & Zink, R. (2019). Pferdegestützte Traumatherapie bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Verhaltenstherapie mit Kindern und Jugendlichen – Zeitschrift für die psychosoziale Praxis, 15 (1), 7-19.
  4. Naber, A., Kreuzer, L., Zink, R., Millesi, E., Palme, R., Hediger, K., & Glenk, L. M. (2019). Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability and Salivary Cortisol as Indicators of Arousal and Synchrony in Clients with Intellectual Disability, Horses and Therapist During Equine-Assisted Interventions. Pet Behaviour Science, 7, 17-23. doi.org/10.21071/pbs.v0i7.11801
  5. Hediger K., Thommen S., Wagner C., Gaab J., & Hund-Georgiadis, M. (2019). Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Social Behaviour in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Scientific Reports, 9 (1), 5831. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42280-0
  6. Enders-Slegers, M. J., & Hediger, K. (2019). Pet Ownership and Human-Animal Interaction in an Aging Population: Rewards and Challenges. Anthrozoös, 32 (2), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2019.1569907
  7. Hediger, K., Meisser, A., & Zinsstag, J. (2019). A One Health Research Framework for Animal-Assisted Interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (4), E640. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040640
  8. Hediger, K. (2019). Tiergestützte Therapie bei Kinder und Jugendlichen [Animal-Assisted Therapy in Children and Adolescents]. Pädiatrische Praxis, 91 (3), 373-379.
  9. Hediger, K. (2019). Tiergestützte Therapie bei Kinder und Jugendlichen [Animal-Assisted Therapy in Children and Adolescents]. Internistische Praxis, 61 (3), 489-495.
  10. Hediger, K., & Wirth, S. (2019). Meerschweinchen in tiergestützten Interventionen: Was wir aus der Forschung über den Umgang mit diesen Tieren lernen können. In Otterstedt, C. (Eds.), Meerscheinchen - Bunte Reihe, Heft 7. Stiftung Bündnis Mensch und Tier, Bremen.
  11. Hediger, K. (2019). Global Best Practices in Applying AAI. Snapshot Four: Integrating Animals Into Neurorehabilitation. In Fine A. (Eds.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions. 5th edition. (pp. 435-437). Academic Press, San Diego.
  12. Enders-Slegers, M.-J., Hediger, K., Beetz, A., Jegatheeson, B., & Turner, D. C. (2019). AAI in an International Perspective: Trends, Research and Practices. In Fine A. (Eds.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions. 5th edition (pp. 465-478). Academic Press, San Diego.
  13. Hediger, K., Beetz, A., & Wohlfarth, R. (2019). Tiergestützte Verhaltenstherapie. In Pfeifer, E. (Eds.), Natur in Psychotherapie und Künstlerischer Therapie. Theoretische, methodische und praktische Grundlagen. Band II. (pp. 431-450). Psychosozial-Verlag, Giessen.
  14. Hediger, K., Beetz, A., & Wohlfarth, R. (2019). Praxis der tiergestützten Verhaltenstherapie. In Pfeifer, E. (Eds.), Natur in Psychotherapie und Künstlerischer Therapie. Theoretische, methodische und praktische Grundlagen. Band II (pp. 451-468). Psychosozial-Verlag, Giessen.
  15. Gaab, J., Wagner, C., Petignat, M., & Hediger, K. (2019). Vom animalischen Magnetismus zur tiergestützten Therapie: Warum das Placebo und seine Effekte für die Theorie und die Praxis wichtig ist. Tiergestützte, 2, 28-33.
  16. Dörr, C., & Hediger, K. (2019). Tiergestütztes Training emotionaler und sozialer Kompetenzen mit Hunden im Strafvollzug. Standardisierung eines niederschwelligen Behandlungsangebots. Forum Strafvollzug – Zeitschrift für Strafvollzug und Straffälligenhilfe, 69(3), 206-210.

2018

  1. Templin J.*, Hediger K.*, Wagner, C., & Lang, U. E. (2018). Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction and the Presence of Cats in Psychiatric Wards. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24 (12), 1219-1220. doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0263 (* shared first-authorship)
  2. Gut W., Crump L., Zinsstag J., Hattendorf J., & Hediger, K. (2018). The Effect of Human Interaction on Guinea Pig Behaviour in Animal-Assisted Therapy. Journal of Veterinary Behaviour: Clinical Applications and Research, 25, 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2018.02.004
  3. Gocheva, V., Hund-Georgiadis, M., & Hediger, K. (2018). Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Concentration and Attention Span in Patients with Acquired Brain Injuries: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Neuropsychology, 32 (1), 54-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000398
  4. Hediger, K., & Beetz, A. (2018). Lernen und Konzentration. In A. Beetz, M. Riedel, & R. Wohlfarth (Eds.), Handbuch tiergestützter Interventionen (pp. 261-270). Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  5. Hediger, K., & Debuse, D. (2018). Schädel-Hirn-Trauma. In A. Beetz, M. Riedel, & R. Wohlfarth (Eds.), Handbuch tiergestützter Interventionen (pp. 369-379). Ernst Reinhardt, München.

2017

  1. Hediger, K., & Hund-Georgiadis, M. (2017). Animal-Assisted Therapy in the View of Staff Members Before and After Implementation in a Rehabilitation Clinic. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 5 (2), 61-73.
  2. Hediger, K., & Zink, R. (2017). Pferdegestützte Traumatherapie. Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  3. Hediger, K., Gee, N. R., & Griffin J. A. (2017). Do Animals in the Classroom Improve Learning, Attention, or other Aspects of Cognition? In Gee, N. R., Fine, A. H. & McCardle, P. (Eds.), How Animals Help Students Learn: Research and Practice for Educators and Mental-Health Professionals (pp. 21-39). Routledge, Taylor Francis Group, New York.

2016

  1. Hediger, K. (2016). Freie Interaktionen zwischen Patient und Pferd in der pferdegestützten Psychotherapie. In Gäng, M. (Eds.), Therapeutisches Reiten (pp. 105-124). Ernst Reinhardt, München.
  2. Beetz, A., Hediger, K., & Turner, D. C. (2016). IAHAIO Weissbuch 2014: Definition der IAHAIO für tiergestützte Interventionen und Richtlinien für das Wohlbefinden der beteiligten Tiere. Tiergestützte, 1, 32-35. http://lernen-mit-tieren.de/tiergestuetzte-zeitschrift-archiv

2015

  1. Schramm, E., Hediger, K., & Lang U. E. (2015). From Animal Behavior to Human Health: A Nature and Animal-Assisted Mindfulness Intervention for Recurrent Depression. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 223 (3), 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000220
  2. Hediger, K., & Beetz, A. (2015). The Role of Human-Animal Interaction in Education. In Zinsstag, J., Schelling, E., Waltner-Toews, D., Whittaker, M. & Tanner, M. (Eds.), One health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches (pp.73-84). CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
  3. Hediger, K. (2015). Tiergestützte Interventionen bei psychisch erkrankten Menschen. Pro Mente Sana Aktuell, 2, 11-13. https://www.promentesana.ch/de/angebote/shop/detail/produktdetail/zeitschrift-pms-aktuell/152-tier-und-psyche.html

2014

  1. Hediger, K., & Turner, D. C. (2014). Can Dogs Increase Children's Attention and Concentration Per­for­mance? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 2 (2), 21-39.
  2. Hediger, K. (2014). Tiergestützte Therapie am REHAB Basel. Einblicke in Aufbau, Umsetzung und wissenschaftliche Begleitung. Tiergestützte, 2, 22-24. http://lernen-mit-tieren.de/tiergestuetzte-zeitschrift-archiv

2013

  1. Hediger, K. (2013). Vierbeiner öffnen Türen für die Therapie. Psychologie und Erziehung, 39 (1), 68-70.

2012

  1. Hediger, K., (2012). Hunde und die Stressreaktion un­sicher und desorganisiert gebundener Kinder. Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen. (PhD: summa cum laude)

2011

  1. Beetz, A., Kotrschal, K., Turner, D. C., Hediger, K., Uvnäs-Moberg, K., & Julius, H. (2011). The Effect of a Real Dog, Toy Dog and Friendly Person on In­se­cu­rely Attached Children During a Stressful Task: An Ex­plo­ratory Study. Anthrozoös, 24 (4), 349-468. https://doi.org/10.2752/175303711X13159027359746

2009

  1. Rimmele, U., Hediger, K., Heinrichs, M., & Klaver, P. (2009). Oxytocin makes a face in memory familiar. Journal of Neuroscience, 29 (1), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4260-08.2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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