The Effect of Mobility Assistance Dogs on Quality of Life in Children with Physical and Neurological Impairments

This novel therapeutic area of receiving a MAD demonstrated some positive quality of life changes after six months for a small group of children with impaired walking. These are preliminary findings in a small sample and this intervention would benefit from further study.

Authors

Richard B. Reilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8578-1245)
Michelle Spirtos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2246-8910)
Damien Kiernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5785-8831)
Ciaran Simms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5564-1620)
Heather Curtin

Institutions

Trinity College Dublin (IE)
Central Remedial Clinic (IE)

Publication Details

Journal: Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
Published: 2024-09-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2024.2400344
Citations: 2
Primary Topic: Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.77

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article

The Effect of Mobility Assistance Dogs on Quality of Life in Children with Physical and Neurological Impairments

Richard B. Reilly, Michelle Spirtos, Damien Kiernan, Ciaran Simms et al.

Sep 23, 2024

2 citations

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

0.77

article

The Effect of Mobility Assistance Dogs on Quality of Life in Children with Physical and Neurological Impairments

Richard B. Reilly, Michelle Spirtos, Damien Kiernan, Ciaran Simms, Heather Curtin

September 23, 2024article en

2 citations

Abstract

This novel therapeutic area of receiving a MAD demonstrated some positive quality of life changes after six months for a small group of children with impaired walking. These are preliminary findings in a small sample and this intervention would benefit from further study.

Physical & Occupational Therapy In PediatricsVol. 45(1)

Trinity College Dublin (IE), Central Remedial Clinic (IE)

Openalex Percentile: Top 26%

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

0.77

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