Effects of assistance dogs on persons with mobility or hearing impairments: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 489-504

  Rintala, Diana H ^a,b,c   Matamoros, Rebeca ^a,b   Seitz, Laura L ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistance; Assistance dogs; Deaf; Disability; Hearing; Hearing dogs; Independence; Longitudinal; Mobility impairment; Rehabilitation; Service dogs

Indexed keywords

ASSISTANCE; ASSISTANCE DOGS; DEAF; DISABILITY; HEARING; HEARING DOGS; INDEPENDENCE; LONGITUDINAL; MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT; REHABILITATION; SERVICE DOGS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DISABLED PERSONS; DOGS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 63249093895     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.06.0094     Document Type: Article

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