| Source and year | Classification by relevant journals from early 2000 to 2022 | [8],[13] |
| Research subject | Characteristics of research subjects, selection of research subjects (simple referrals, conducting related tests, classification as unregistered) | [13],[14] |
| Research method | Intervention type:Animal-assisted therapy (AAT)· Animal-assisted education (AAE)· Animal-assisted activity (AAA)· Animal-assisted intervention (AAI)· Others | [8],[13] |
| Research design:· Single group pre-test–post-test· Comparison between before and after the experiment-control group· Case study & pre-post parallelism· Other |
| Interventions (infants, children and adolescents, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities, etc.) |
| Follow-up test execution whether or not |
| Research content | Research keywords (depression, self-esteem, sociality, etc.) | [13],[16],[17] |
| Intervention sessionsIntervention duration (weeks) |
| Treatment approaches and statement of ethical considerations | · Therapeutic approach· Individual treatment access (animal-mediated individual treatment access)· Integrated treatment access (integrated treatment access including animal mediation) |
| Statement of ethical consideration· No· Yes |