Dog assisted education in children with rheumatic diseases and adolescents with chronic pain in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Animal assisted intervention is an increasingly accepted tool to improve human well-being. The present study was performed to assess whether dog assisted education has a positive effect on children suffering from rheumatic disorders with pain and adolescents with chronic pain syndrome.

Design

Two groups of juvenile patients were recruited: 7-17-year-old children in children with rheumatic diseases and adolescents with chronic pain syndromes. Overall, n=26 participated in the intervention, and n=29 in the control group.

Setting

The intervention group met once a month, 12 times overall, for working with man trailing dogs in various locations.

Main outcome measures

The influence of dog assisted education on quality of life (PedsQL^TM Scoring A

SUBMITTER: Kiesewetter J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10407579 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature