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Shintani, Mai
Takayanagi, Tomoko
Katayama, Yoshimi
Furusawa, Kazunari
Okutani, Tamami
Kataoka, Masaki
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Abstract | To assess the effects of service dogs on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), we conducted a survey of 10 service dog owners using SF-36v2 (Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short-Form Health Survey Version 2.0) and compared it with a matched control group of people with physical disabilities who did not have service dogs but were eligible for one. The scores for mental health and role emotional of service dog owners were relatively high, and their mental component summary was higher than the general population norm. These results indicate that service dogs affect the mentality of their owners. The comparison with the control group indicated that service dogs alleviate the mental burden of daily activities, and subjectively improved the physical functioning of their owners. This study showed that service dogs have positive functional and mental effects on their disabled owners. |
Keywords | service dog
HRQOL
SF-36v2
people with physical disability
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Amo Type | Original Article
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Publication Title |
Acta Medica Okayama
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Published Date | 2010-04
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Volume | volume64
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Issue | issue2
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Publisher | Okayama University Medical School
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Start Page | 109
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End Page | 113
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ISSN | 0386-300X
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NCID | AA00508441
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Journal Article
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English
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File Version | publisher
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True
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