The effect of service dogs on the improvement of health-related quality of life

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Shintani, Mai ^a   Senda, Masuo ^b   Takayanagi, Tomoko ^c   Katayama, Yoshimi ^b   Furusawa, Kazunari ^d   Okutani, Tamami ^e   Kataokani, Masaki ^f   Ozaki, Toshifumi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Japanese Service Dog Resource Academy   (Japan)

^d Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center for Employment Injuries   (Japan)

^e Minami Okayama Medical Center   (Japan)

^f Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

HRQOL; People with physical disability; Service dog; SF 36v2

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DISABLED PERSONS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77952311627     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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