Service dogs in the province of Quebec: sociodemographic profile of users and the dogs’ impact on functional ability
Service dogs in the province of Quebec: sociodemographic profile of users and the dogs’ impact on functional ability
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魁北克省的服务犬：使用者的社会人口特征以及服务犬对功能能力的影响
DOI：
10.3109/17483107.2013.871075
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发表时间：
2015
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Valérie Martin
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作者：
C. Vincent;D. Gagnon;F. Routhier;J. Leblond;Pascale Boucher;M. Blanchet;Valérie Martin
摘要目的：(1)描述服务犬使用者的社会人口学特征、肢体残疾、主要职业、生活环境、日常生活中技术辅助的使用情况；(2)评价服务犬对轮椅出行和拾取物品的影响。方法：收集社会人口学和临床资料，并在服务犬使用者的家庭环境(n = 199)中进行各种活动测试。结果：警犬使用者有中枢或周围神经系统损伤(55%)、脊髓损伤(33%)、肌肉骨骼或骨科系统损伤(12%)。在平地轮椅旅行测试(n = 67)中，用户在更短的时间内行驶了更长的距离，使用服务犬的平均速度提高到1.28 m/S，而不使用服务犬的平均速度为0.75 m/S(p <； 0.001)。在轮椅推上斜坡时，42%的人使用服务犬(n = 60)。在轮椅上安装门槛/路缘，使用服务犬改善了41%(n = 39)。在一项让步行者和轮椅使用者从地面上捡起三件物品的测试中，44%的人使用服务犬(n = 164)后进步了。结论：服务犬显著提高了轮椅在平坦和上升地形上的行驶速度和距离，设置了门槛/路缘，并从地面上捡起了物体。对运动障碍患者康复的影响：服务犬最常被用作技术援助，在旅行中捡起物体(96%)、打开门(36%)和拉轮椅(34%)。在轮椅上(在平坦的地形上，在上坡上，安装门槛)，与不使用轮椅的客户相比，使用服务犬的客户在重大旅行中的表现有所改善。与不带服务犬的客户相比，他们的抓取性能(从地上捡起三个重要的物体)的表现有所改善。
Abstract Purpose: The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the sociodemographic profile of service dog users, their physical disabilities, main occupations, living environment, and use of technical aids in daily life and (2) evaluate the impact of service dogs on wheelchair travel and picking up objects. Method: Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected and various mobility tests were conducted in the service dog users’ home environment (n = 199). Results: The service dog users had injuries to the central or peripheral nervous system (55%), spinal cord (33%), or musculoskeletal or orthopedic system (12%). In the wheelchair travel on flat terrain test (n = 67), users travelled a longer distance in a shorter time, improving their average speed to 1.28 m/s with the service dog compared to 0.75 m/s without (p < 0.001). In a wheelchair propelling up a slope, 42% improved with the service dog (n = 60). Mounting a threshold/curb in a wheelchair, 41% improved with the service dog (n = 39). In a test where walkers and wheelchair users picked up three objects off the ground, 44% improved with the service dog (n = 164). Conclusion: Service dogs significantly improved wheelchair travel speed and distance on flat and ascending terrain, mounting a threshold/curb and picking up objects off the ground. Implications for Rehabilitation For people with motor impairments: Service dogs are most often used as a technical aid to pick up objects (96%), open doors (36%) and pull the wheelchair during travel (34%). Clients’ performance in significant travel in a wheelchair (on flat terrain, on an upslope, mounting a threshold) improved with the service dog compared to their own performance without the dog. Clients’ grasping performance (picking up three significant objects off the ground) improved with the service dog compared to their own performance without the dog.