Parrots, fish, and turtles help reduce procedure pain in palliative care

This study looked at whether watching parrots, fish, or turtles could help reduce pain and anxiety when inserting a needle into a port catheter in 120 adults receiving palliative care. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the animal therapies, and their pain and anxiety levels were measured before and after. The goal was to see if these simple, non-drug interventions could make a common procedure more comfortable.