Dog-assisted therapy on Hong Kong children with autism spectrum disorder: an exploratory randomized controlled trial
• DAT demonstrates a similar impact to the school's educational curriculum in enhancing the psychosocial well-being and quality of life of children with ASD. • Most cases in pediatric outbreaks occurred among healthcare workers pointing to the need to protect HCW from infections and a limited role of pediatric patients and caregivers.
Authors
- Chih‐Ping Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-9070)
- Hung Kwan So
- Helen Tinsley
- Chen Chen
- Wilfred H. S. Wong
- Ronda K. W. Luk
- Patrick Ip
- Amy Tso
- Justin P. Y. Wong
Institutions
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06720-6
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00