服务犬对家庭成员心理社会功能的影响。
Impact of Service Dogs on Family Members' Psychosocial Functioning.
机构信息
Jessica Bibbo, PhD, is Research Scientist, Center for Research and Education, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH. At the time of this research, she was Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Human-Animal Bond, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN;
Kerri E. Rodriguez, MA, is Doctoral Candidate, Center for the Human-Animal Bond, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.
出版信息
Am J Occup Ther. 2019 May/Jun;73(3):7303205120p1-7303205120p11. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2019.031690.
IMPORTANCE
A growing body of evidence supports service dogs' positive psychosocial impact on people with a chronic condition, but very little is known about the effect of service dogs on the family members with whom they live.
OBJECTIVE
To measure the impact that a service dog may have on family member functioning.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional with a single time-point assessment.
SETTING
Data were collected via a self-report survey completed online, over the phone, or by mail.
PARTICIPANTS
Potential participants were recruited from national service dog provider Canine Assistants. Participants were caregivers or spouses of a person with a disability or illness who either currently had a service dog (n = 51) or was on the waitlist to receive one (n = 77). Participants were 50 family members (46 parents-caregivers and 4 spouses-partners) living with a service dog and 76 family members (68 parents-caregivers and 8 spouses-partners) whose family member was on the waitlist to receive one.
OUTCOMES AND MEASURES
Participants completed standardized measures to quantify psychosocial health and functioning, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and family functioning.
RESULTS
Living with a service dog was most closely associated with less health-related worry and better overall psychosocial health and emotional functioning, less total family impact from the chronic condition, and better emotional HRQOL.
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE
These findings provide preliminary evidence that, in addition to having an impact on recipients, service dogs can affect several aspects of family members' psychosocial health and functioning.
WHAT THIS ARTICLE ADDS
This research demonstrates that the impact of a service dog may extend beyond the recipient and have positive impacts on family members' psychosocial functioning as well. Occupational therapy practitioners should include family members in discussions regarding the integration of a service dog into the home and recognize the potential for family-wide effects from the service dog's assistance.
重要性
越来越多的证据支持服务犬对慢性病患者产生积极的心理社会影响，但对于服务犬对与其同住的家庭成员的影响知之甚少。
目的
衡量服务犬可能对家庭成员功能产生的影响。
设计
横断面研究，具有单一时间点评估。
设置
通过在线、电话或邮件完成的自我报告调查收集数据。
参与者
潜在参与者是从国家服务犬提供商 Canine Assistants 招募的。参与者是残疾或患病者的照顾者或配偶，他们要么目前有服务犬（n=51），要么正在等待接受服务犬（n=77）。参与者包括 50 名与服务犬一起生活的家庭成员（46 名父母-照顾者和 4 名配偶-伴侣）和 76 名家庭成员（68 名父母-照顾者和 8 名配偶-伴侣），他们的家庭成员正在等待接受服务犬。
结果和测量
参与者完成了标准化的测量，以量化心理社会健康和功能、健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）和家庭功能。
结果
与服务犬一起生活与较少的健康相关担忧、更好的整体心理社会健康和情绪功能、较少的慢性疾病对家庭的整体影响以及更好的情绪 HRQOL 密切相关。
结论和相关性
这些发现提供了初步证据，表明除了对接受者产生影响外，服务犬还可能对家庭成员的心理社会健康和功能产生多个方面的影响。
这篇文章增加了什么
这项研究表明，服务犬的影响可能不仅限于接受者，还可能对家庭成员的心理社会功能产生积极影响。职业治疗师应该将家庭成员纳入关于将服务犬融入家庭的讨论中，并认识到服务犬的帮助可能对家庭产生广泛的影响。
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