UNSPECIFIED. (2006) Hearing dogs: A longitudinal study of social and psychological effects on deaf and hard-of-hearing recipients. JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION, 11 (2). pp. 252-261. ISSN 1081-4159

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Abstract

The organization Hearing Dogs for Deaf People provides assistance dogs that alert their deaf or hard-of-hearing recipients to key sounds, thus increasing their independence and also providing companionship. Fifty-one recipients took part in a longitudinal study to monitor the dogs' working performance over time and to examine the social and psychological effects of having a Hearing Dog. The Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were used together with a Hearing Dog Questionnaire (HDQ) specifically developed for this study. There were a number of significant differences in measures of well-being between the period prior to placing the Hearing Dog and the period after placement, but there were no comparable differences during the year-long waiting period prior to placement of the dog. Recipients reported significant reductions in hearing-related problems such as response to environmental sounds; significant reductions in measures of tension, anxiety, and depression; and significant improvements in social involvement and independence. The longitudinal nature of this study supports evidence that these improvements persist for some time after the placement of a dog, with significant differences being reported, in many cases, up to 18 months after acquiring a dog.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Journal or Publication Title:	JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
ISSN:	1081-4159
Date:	2006
Volume:	11
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	10
Page Range:	pp. 252-261
Identification Number:	10.1093/deafed/enj028
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/33749

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