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[jvanderbot]

Because a tablet is something that most people have, and a dog is not, so a dog would be another intervention type.

[AlbertCory → jvanderbot]

Really? Where do you get that statement?

According to [1], 63.4 million or 53% of American households own dogs.

And why do you think it's a study within "intervention type = mechanical" ?

The studies I looked at subsume "tablet" within "computer, smartphone, or tablet" so I'm not sure what we're comparing here.

[1] https://spots.com/pet-ownership-statistics/

[jvanderbot → AlbertCory]

I am allowed to bring tablets (or phones) into the hospital, but not dogs. I meant "In the hospital".